Scoring record clinches it. LeBron James, not Michael Jordan, is basketball’s GOAT
One small basket for man, one giant end to the sports argument that has plagued mankind.
With his 36th point Tuesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer and silence a decades-long disagreement.
James is now officially and unquestionably the greatest basketball player to ever walk this earth, and no apologies necessary to those who still insist it is Michael Jordan.
Accomplished in front of a roaring crowd at Crypto.com Arena, on a fall-away jumper with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter, this wasn’t just a milestone for a superstar, it was the coronation of a King.
James not only eclipsed 38,387 points, but he made more than 38,387 points in a debate that is
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