“Los Angeles Lakers” forward LeBron James broke the record of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and became the leading scorer in the history of the National Basketball Association (NBA). It is reported by Lenta.ru.
In the last minute of the third quarter at home against the “Oklahoma City Thunder”, James hit 38 390 points. Thus, he broke the record of former “Lakers” player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38 387 points). In total, the 38 years old basketball player scored 38 points during the meeting.
The meeting in Los Angeles ended with a score of 133:130. Due to the possible record of James, ticket prices for the match reached 100 thousand USD.
LeBron James is a four-time NBA champion. As part of the US team, the athlete won the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012.