08/02/2023
LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record and he did it in style. The Los Angeles Lakers star hit a fadeaway jumper late in the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder that gave him 38,388 points for his career with time to spare. The moment was a big one for the NBA world, which had his peers such as Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant giving him props. Steph Curry gave King James a “legendary” shoutout for breaching the 38,388 mark needed to break Kareem’s record.
Congrats …legendary stuff right there 🫡 #38388
— Stephen Curry () February 8, 2023
Kevin Durant had an entire video prepped and tweeted out by the Brooklyn Nets to congratulate LeBron for the historic moment.
A new bar is set. Congrats, 👑 pic.twitter.com/dfkAxekhXz
— Brooklyn Nets () February 8, 2023
A few of LeBron’s former teammates in Kevin Love, Larry Nance Jr., Matthew Dellavedova, and Dwight Howard gave the Lakers star his flowers.
True Greatness. Incredibly grateful to have witnessed and been a part of your journey. History made.
38,388 🐐
— Kevin Love () February 8, 2023
First name greatest, last name ever..
330’s very own – Congratulations
— Larry Nance Jr () February 8, 2023
He really said he could be the scoring title. And went and did it. Congrats Gotta believe it to see it.
— Dwight Howard () February 8, 2023
Incredible!!! Congrats !!!👏👏👏
— Matthew Dellavedova () February 8, 2023
NBA royalty was active on Twitter as nearly every All-Star dedicated a message or gave a reaction to LeBron James making NBA history.
One of One! Congrats bro
— James Harden () February 8, 2023
Greatest of All Time 👑
— Ja Morant () February 8, 2023
The greatest !! congrats to
— Jaylen Brown () February 8, 2023
Tuff 💯
— 13am Adebayo💥 () February 8, 2023
Incredible !
— DeMar DeRozan () February 8, 2023
LeBron James has definitively been the face of a generation of NBA players that have spanned two decades of basketball history. His record-setting achievement is a testament to his greatness. The reactions he’s getting from his peers shows just how much respect he’s garnered with his longevity and success as the face of the league.
