LeBron James broke the all-time scoring record for the Los Angeles Lakers in a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.
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LeBron James Sets New Record in NBA by Surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the All-Time Leading Scorer
He surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had held the record for 39 years
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With 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter, James made a step-back jumper, scoring his 36th point of the game and 38,388th of his career.
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The crowd at the Crypto.com Arena celebrated as the game was stopped to honor James. He became congratulated through NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and he became surpassed a recreation ball through Abdul-Jabbar.
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James expressed his gratitude to his family and supporters, asking the crowd to give Abdul-Jabbar a standing ovation.
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Despite the 133-130 loss, the night belonged to James, who broke the record in fewer games than Abdul-Jabbar, and is considered a pass-first player in the league,
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recently taking fourth place in the NBA's all-time assist list.