LeBron James thanked his family and others after becoming the NBA's top scorer of all time.

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LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, becoming the NBA's top scorer of all time.

Free throws this season

78%
20,2
Points made: 20,2
Accuracy: 78,0%
Place in standings: 4
Record max: 35
Record min: 10
Most made FTs: Anthony Davis

In a game vs. Oklahoma City Thunder, James scored 36th point, taking his total to 38,388 points.

James made a step-back jumper with 10.9 seconds remaining in the third quarter. The game was temporarily stopped to honor LeBron's achievement.

"I just want to say thank you to the Lakers fans," LeBron began his speech. "You guys are one of a kind. To be in the presence of such a legend and great like Kareem means so much to me. It's very humbling. Please give a standing ovation to the Captain."

"To my beautiful wife, my daughter, my boys, my friends, my family, my mother – everybody who has been a part of this for the 20+ years, I just want to say thank you. Without you, I wouldn't be me.

[Thank you] for all your help, passion, sacrifices for helping me to get to this point. To the NBA, Adam Silver, to the late great David Stern, I thank you guys so much for being a part of something I always dreamed about. I would never ever dreamed better in a million years like it is tonight. F***, man. Thank you, guys," LeBron added.

Top 10 NBA All-Time points leaders

Rank Player Points Games played Minutes FGM FGA FG%
1. LeBron James 38,388 1,409 53,708 14,040 27,809 50.5
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38,387 1,560 57,446 15,837 28,307 55.9
3. Karl Malone 36,928 1,476 54,852 13,528 26,210 51.6
4. Kobe Bryant 33,643 1,346 48,643 11,719 26,200 44.7
5. Michael Jordan 32,292 1,072 41,010 12,192 24,537 49.7
6. Dirk Nowitzki 31,560 1,522 51,367 11,169 23,734 47.1
7. Wilt Chamberlain 31,419 1,045 47,859 12,681 23,497 54.0
8. Shaquille O'Neal 28,596 1,207 41,917 11,330 19,457 58.2
9. Carmelo Anthony 28,289 1,260 43,513 10,119 22,643 44.7
10. Moses Malone 27,409 1,329 45,071 9,435 19,225 49.1
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Los Angeles Lakers
Oklahoma City Thunder
48%
9 Position
Field goals
47%
20 Position
53,33
6 Position
Rebounds
51,77
14 Position
25,20
14 Position
Assists
24,62
18 Position
6,50
27 Position
Steals
8,21
5 Position

Teams leaders

LeBron  James
30,0 PTS
59% 2P%
31% 3P%
Shai  Gilgeous-Alexander
30,8 PTS
53% 2P%
35% 3P%
Anthony  Davis
12,0 REB
8,7 DREB
3,3 OREB
Josh  Giddey
8,0 REB
6,0 DREB
2,0 OREB
Russell  Westbrook
7,5 As
3,5 TO
29 MIN
Josh  Giddey
5,9 As
3,1 TO
31 MIN