Lakers' LeBron James becomes second player in NBA history to score 38,000 career points
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James elevated to some rarified air on Sunday night. With his point production against the Philadelphia 76ers, James became just the second player in NBA history to score 38,000 career points. The only other player ever to do so is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the league's all-time leading scorer. Heading into the Game against Philadelphia, James needed 11 point s to reach 38,000 and it didn't take him too long to do so. He reached the mark on a jump shot midway through the first quarter. Check out the bucket below: HISTORY MADE 👑 LeBron James becomes only the second player in NBA history to score 38,000 career points. pic.twitter.com/uqLckZ9LY0 — NBA (@NBA) January 16, 2023 James is now less than 400 points away from passing Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer -- an incredible feat for anyone, let alone a guy who has al...