LeBron James Passes Michael Jordan on NBA’s All-Time Scoring List
Written by SOURCE on March 7, 2019
During Wednesday night’s game against the Denver Nuggets, LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers surpassed Michael Jordan in total points scored in the NBA.
Prior to the game, James took to Twitter to seemingly reference the milestone he was about to reach.
Can’t even front. This is going to be UNREAL!! Wow man
— LeBron James (@KingJames) March 7, 2019
History awaits 👑 pic.twitter.com/f4pL876l7s
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 7, 2019
James entered the game against the Nuggets just a few points behind Jordan.
1️⃣3️⃣ points away from history pic.twitter.com/d8bE9Y6wwR
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 7, 2019
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the No. 1 spot on the NBA’s all-time scoring list with 38,387 points made. Karl Malone is second with 36,928 and Kobe Bryant is third with 33,643. And now, James is in the fourth spot and Michael Jordan is in fifth. Jordan accumulated 32,292 points throughout his NBA career.
Historic night for basketball royalty. @KingJames passes His Airness as the fourth-leading scorer of all-time. pic.twitter.com/f1WsVjOBvH
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 7, 2019
