LeBron James scored his 38,388th career point Tuesday night in Los Angeles, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.
The big picture: James reached the staggering sum by combining three critical factors better than any player in league history: longevity, consistent excellence and durability.
Between the lines: James becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer is particularly remarkable given he doesn’t even consider scoring to be his best attribute. “I’ve always prided myself in being a pass-first guy,” he told ESPN.
The bottom line: It’s hard to overstate the amount of hype surrounding James when he entered the NBA as an 18-year-old in 2003.
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