LeBron James vows to keep playing after ‘surreal’ NBA all-time points scoring record
- James finally eclipses Abdul-Jabbar as most prolific scorer in NBA history on Tuesday, breaking 39-year-old record
- Lakers star, playing in 20th season, passes long-standing total of 38,387 points after nailing 21-foot shot late in third quarter
LeBron James said on Tuesday that he expected to extend his NBA career by at least two more years as he basked in the “surreal” achievement of becoming the league’s all-time leading points scorer.
The 38-year-old Los Angeles Laker finally passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the top NBA scorer with a 38-point haul in his team’s 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
James finished the night with 38,390 career regular season points, three more than Abdul-Jabbar’s tally of 38,387, a record that had stood since 1984.
The only question now is how much James will increase his record tally before he finally calls time on his career.
Playing in his 20th NBA season, James said after his record-breaking night that he was in no mood to exit the stage just yet.
“I know I can play a couple more years,” James told TNT television. “The way I’m feeling, the way my body’s been reacting to me through this season.