LeBron James keeps racking up the accolades. James reached yet another milestone Saturday night against the Washington Wizards in Washington D.C. James passed Karl Malone for second all-time in total points scored for his career. James is now at 36,947 points and now sits just 1,440 points away from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the number one spot. He spoke postgame about his latest accomplishment postgame.
LeBron James (@KingJames) officially passes Karl Malone for second all-time in points in @NBAHistory on this lay-up. James receives a standing ovation for the Washington D.C. crowd. Congratulations LeBron! @FortyEightMins #LakeShow #LakersTwitter #NBATwitter #NBATwitterLive pic.twitter.com/clnPOD9PEY
— Rob Parks Jr. (@Rparksjr85) March 20, 2022
“Just to be part of this league the many years I’ve been a part of it and being linked to some of the greatest who’ve ever played this game and guys I’ve ever watched or studied or read about or aspired to be like … I’m just always lost for words for it,” James said. “It’s an honor for myself, for my hometown, for my family and friends to be able to live these moments throughout this journey. And that’s exactly who I do it for.”
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 20, 2022
He was also asked if he thinks about all the accomplishments he gets during the game and he had an interesting answer.
Congrats LeBron!
— NBA (@NBA) March 20, 2022
A message from #2 All-Time in Scoring… LeBron James! pic.twitter.com/u4MjRAwyR2
“I will not allow myself to think about it,” James said. I’ve always just played the game the way I’ve been playing it over the years, and these things have just happened organically by just going out and just playing the game the right way. Trying to win every game, playing the right way, playing for your teammates and things of that nature.”
LeBron is now 2nd All-Time in NBA Scoring 👑
— Ballislife.com (@Ballislife) March 20, 2022
Kareem: 38,387
LeBron: 36,947
Karl Malone: 36,928
Kobe: 33,643
MJ: 32,292
He can pass Kareem in 58 games if he averages 25 PPG. pic.twitter.com/RQfKP7ofKs
He added: “So I hope to accomplish that at some point in my career, but I won’t think about it too much pretty much until we get there hopefully.”
LeBron James moves to number 2 on the NBA all-time regular season scoring list. pic.twitter.com/4XJNlHBcfu
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 20, 2022
James scored his 36,930th point and passed Karl Malone on a driving layup. Stanley Johnson got the assist on the bucket at the 5:20 mark in the second quarter. Once Tomas Satoransky went to the line on the other end they were able to stop play and congratulate James and he received a standing ovation. James has put in the work and had a lot of longevity in his career. Accomplishments such as this one put that into perspective.
LeBron James shares his thoughts on moving to number 2 on the all-time leading scorers list. pic.twitter.com/elvbDLoX18
— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 20, 2022
