Evergreen LeBron James becomes NBA’s all-time leading scorer

[{"selector":"#anim-70fc5cf2-b0d2-441d-9007-0ed8abce1090","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6f381df8-f7a0-4fba-aba2-3123bd80b0db","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 66.81929%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record in the NBA game against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

[{"selector":"#anim-19c3ff9b-13f5-4d95-b8ae-97d6c791f696","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ccfd102f-94ab-4562-81b9-b83ba7e9395b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 59.67644%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The record is passed from one member of the Los Angeles Lakers to another. Abdul-Jabbar's regular season scoring record was 38,387 career points.

[{"selector":"#anim-24c90b54-a458-4b61-ad24-a8063baa678c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a0623f1c-4ee2-4148-b357-64fc8d8ad4ac","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 65.72039%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] And that's the record! LeBron shoots and goes past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time NBA scoring record in the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, February 7, 2023.

[{"selector":"#anim-9f3b8a52-3baf-4f70-8b55-fceab1700a2a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0efa6d0c-503a-42bf-b79c-dd0e2a3f070f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 60.22588%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] No frenetic celebrations for LeBron as he now tops the NBA's scoring record books. Just a silent prayer, we guess

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[{"selector":"#anim-5d2def5d-5ccb-4e7a-b3b2-9db9ccd580c4","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3e11cac2-d87b-4c76-bf09-4bb82b1d8963","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 60.77534%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] One point closer to the record! LeBron shoots in the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles

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[{"selector":"#anim-f141f95c-bbed-4047-8c3d-9f1f93e0b69d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8dc5c21f-cd13-4299-941f-91115b304f46","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 60.22588%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] LeBron warms up before the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. LeBron James, one of the greatest basketball players of all time.