The last time a new name appeared atop the NBA's all-time points rankings was in April 1984.
And Jabbar, who is known to advocate for social and political issues outside of sports, recognized James for doing the same."He sends kids to school. He's provided, just leadership, and an example of how to live."The NBA uses only regular-season games to tally its all-time scoring record, meaning the 7,631 points James has scored across 266 playoff games aren't part of its official count.
James lived in rarefied air even before he started his pro career directly out of high school, heralded as the game's next great player. Now he occupies the top spot on a list that, after Abdul-Jabbar, runs to Karl Malone, Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan. Add Dirk Nowitzki and Wilt Chamberlain, and you have the only seven NBA players to score more than 30,000 points.
As he takes over one of the sport's most widely revered marks, James is one of just 10 players to play in at least 20 NBA seasons. Over that span, he's gone to the NBA FinalsJames Racks Up Elite Stats, But His Lakers Struggle
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