The Sports World Erupts As Lebron James Is The New NBA Scoring King

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LeBron James had already established himself as one of the greatest players in NBA history. His list of accomplishments is a mile long.

But, he has now taken down the biggest one of all. LeBron James is now the all-time leading scorer in NBA history.

HISTORY.

With this bucket, LeBron James moves past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer!
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— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT)
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LeBron scored his 38,388th point on that shot, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who scored one less than that total.

Congrats to @KingJames of the @Lakers for becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer! #ScoringKing pic.twitter.com/kyqvL0PgLR

— NBA (@NBA)
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Instantly, the tributes started pouring in.

Nike, who has sponsored James since high school, made an awesome video.

20 years later, we are who we’ve always been – Witnesses to @KingJames never-ending greatness. #WitnessGreatness pic.twitter.com/QP9nY8RfZD

— Nike (@Nike)
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SportsCenter had to get in on the action.

The King is cemented at the top

Congrats on the all-time scoring record, @KingJames pic.twitter.com/aPikt4yEjk

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter)
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Current stars and NBA legends chimed in to congratulate LeBron as well

Congrats @KingJames …legendary stuff right there #38388

— Stephen Curry (@StephenCurry30)
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Wow, never in my lifetime did I think I would see two NBA athletes score over 38,000 points! I still remember when my Showtime teammate, the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, broke the record. It was an honor to be the guy to pass it to him and cement his legacy!

— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson)
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Some pop culture icons got involved, too.

Rihanna, Steph, Drake & more show love to LeBron for breaking the NBA scoring record pic.twitter.com/kbp3wJhFqt

— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport)
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