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A look at LeBron James, the best scorer in the history of the NBA!

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2023-02-09 08:45:58

It's done, LeBron James has surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387 points) as the all-time leading scorer in NBA history!

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James has been considered the best player in the NBA for many years. No one would argue with that!

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That said, it should be noted that James has surpassed some big names when it comes to stepping up to the plate as one of the all-time leading scorers.

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Mailman Karl Malone has scored 36,928 points in his career. The rate at which he has amassed those points, however, is less than James'.

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The fourth highest scorer is Kobe Bryant with 33,643 points.

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Like Malone, Bryant also put up his points at a lower rate than LeBron James.

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Let's end the list at #5 with a statistical error, but easily explained. Much like Mario Lemieux in hockey, Michael Jordan dominated basketball like no other.

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If LeBron James is one of the top two or three players in the history of his sport, Jordan is also part of the discussion, and tops the charts for many.

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Jordan, however, took a break from basketball for a few years to try his hand at baseball. He has 32,292 points and is 400 games behind James.

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But when it comes down to it, top 1 or top 2, what's the difference? LeBron James is one of the greatest athletes of all time, one of the most dominant in his sport.

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Born on December 30, 1984, LeBron James was the first pick in the 2003 draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers, with whom he played until 2010.

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Eager to win a championship, LeBron James left the Cavaliers for the Miami Heat in 2011. A special was even aired to announce his new team choice.

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In Miami, he joined Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosch. The trio was nicknamed The Big Three.

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Seen as an uneven competition by many, the Heat actually realized their hopes by winning league championships in 2012 and 2013.

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Perhaps also anxious to prove to everyone that he was capable of single-handedly winning a team, LeBron James returned to Cleveland in 2014 through 2018.

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The result? A championship in 2016!

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Since 2018, LeBron James has been experiencing Los Angeles with the Lakers. And you know what?

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His team won the 2020 NBA championship!

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So in addition to his four NBA MVP awards, LeBron James has four championship titles to his name with his various teams.

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Oh yeah... every time LeBron James' teams have won the NBA championship, this exceptional player has won the Finals MVP award!

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LeBron James will always be known as one of the greatest athletes of all time, and rightfully so, as he just became the all-time leading scorer in the history of his sport. Still!

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