LeBron James made NBA history after becoming the leading scorer in combined regular season and play-off history, despite LA Lakers being on the losing side in a 117-115 defeat to the Golden State Warriors.
It was a bittersweet day for James, who missed a last-second free throw which would have won the game in San Francisco, but still scored 26 points to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's tally of 44,149. In the end, Klay Thompson’s total of 33-points proved to be the difference for Warriors.
James is still behind Abdul-Jabbar (38,387) and Karl Malone (36,928) on the regular-season points list, but was pleased to reach another milestone in his stellar career.
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He said: "In all my career, any time I've been linked with some of the greats, I've always just been in awe."
The 37-year-old has won a hugely impressive haul of honours on the court, after claiming four NBA Championships and four NBA Finals MVP awards.
His success has translated onto the world stage too, claiming two Olympic gold medals with the United States.
He said: "In all my career, any time I've been linked with some of the greats, I've always just been in awe."
The 37-year-old has won a hugely impressive haul of honours on the court, after claiming four NBA Championships and four NBA Finals MVP awards.
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His success has translated onto the world stage too, claiming two Olympic gold medals with the United States.