LeBron James is officially the all-time combined points leader in NBA history, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Saturday evening.
The Akron, Ohio native scored his first NBA points all the way back in Oct. 29, 2003 with a 16-foot jumper against the Sacramento Kings. Now, 19 years later, and he has officially stamped his name atop yet another all-time accomplishment.
He still has a ways to go to top Kareem for all-time points scored in the regular season, as the Lakers superstar currently sits as No.3 all-time with 36,500 heading into Saturday’s game. Abdul-Jabbar’s record is 38,387, followed by Karl Malone in second-place with 36,928.He had already earned the No.1 spot on all-time playoff points in 2017, when he passed Michael Jordan, who finished his career with 5,987 – LeBron now has 7,631.
LeBron’s name is riddled throughout the all-time record books, as The King finds himself Top 10 in NBA history in points , assists , steals , field goals made and free throws made .