Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

On hand in Los Angeles to witness the occasion was NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had held the title for 39 years since dethroning then-champ Wilt Chamberlain in 1984. Abdul-Jabbar, himself a former Los Angeles Laker, walked onto the court to present ...

"It's as if I won a billion dollars in a lottery and 39 years later someone won two billion dollars. "It means someone has pushed the boundaries of what we thought was possible to a whole new level," he wrote. It's as if I won a billion dollars in a lottery and 39 years later someone won two billion dollars. "I retired from the NBA 34 years ago." Grateful that I won and happy that the next person also won," he wrote in a post published on The only time I ever think of the record is when someone brings it up," he wrote.

LeBron James is now the NBA's all-time scoring leader. He passed the record of 38387 points held by Hall-of-Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar since 1984.

He talks a lot, and he did last night again, about the importance of being a good husband and a good dad. But he had a lot of people who helped him develop as an athlete and as a person. I mean, a lot of people really like this guy and who he's become in his two decades in the limelight. He was a kid who had a hard upbringing in his hometown of Akron, Ohio. Then Abdul-Jabbar - he has held the record since 1984 - he took the game ball and theatrically handed it to James, symbolizing the passing of the record. Here he is after the game. Is it just because of the record? That's why it's probably so surreal and so just, like, weird to me because I never, ever talked about being an all-time scorer in NBA history. In fact, he just moved to the No. He got there on a fadeaway jump shot with about 10 seconds left in the third quarter. So the scoring record is major. And it's not crazy to think the mark will go over...

In an online letter a day after James broke his scoring record, Abdul-Jabbar blamed himself for the contentious relationship between them, citing his own ...

"My good opinion of LeBron has grown in the two years since I wrote that," Abdul-Jabbar said. Abdul-Jabbar also pointed out that he has previously written articles "lavishly praising LeBron," and continues to do so today. "I knew the pressures he was under and maybe I could have helped ease them a bit." Abdul-Jabbar corroborated comments James made earlier that the two athletes don't have a relationship. Having retired from the NBA 34 years ago, Abdul-Jabbar said he's now more focused on his family and social activism. Grateful that I won and happy that the next person also won.

LeBron James now holds the NBA record for most points scored. The NBA record for total points scored was previously held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — for 34 ...

FULLER: Sean Deveney is a writer for the Heavy and is the author of "The History Of The NBA In 12 Games: From 24 Seconds To 30,000 3-Pointers." FULLER: He's taken 1,600 more free-throw attempts than Kareem. But LeBron broke the record in roughly 150 fewer games than Kareem played. He's not the best shooter in NBA history. Literally every top basketball evaluator in the country had made up their mind that he would have been the No. It's a longevity record. However, in LeBron's case, it's not really a scoring record. You got to keep your eye on the basket, but you don't have to have your eye on the ball. He had the sky hook down to a science. Sky hook up - in - good. SUMMERS: The previous NBA leader in total points scored was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Last night, it was a fadeaway jump shot that made history.

The GOAT conversation becomes less of a debate with each step King James takes.

Even when Jordan reigned as the GOAT, there were other old heads saying, and writing, and debating, and insisting, that it was Kareem who was the true Greatest Of All Time. Now LeBron has done the same, to all of them. The debate will surely rage on, especially this week, but the deed is done. There is so much to say about Jordan in defense of his position as the game's GOAT. The record will last in a way other nuances of greatness won't. He has been too astounding for too long, with too much dominance, in a way that makes his greatness so similar to Jordan's but with a longevity Mike cannot match. The GOAT game is a zero-sum proposition. But history has a way of forgetting as much as happening, and LeBron's mark Tuesday will not just etch him in greatness. The weight of it all seemed heavy and beautiful and inevitable. [Lakers](https://www.cbssports.com/nba/teams/LAL/los-angeles-lakers/) jersey now, the purple and gold perfectly suited for the meaning of the thing. The media was at a NBA Finals level, overflowing. He had the four rings, and the four regular season Most Valuable Player awards, and the four [NBA](/nba/) Finals MVPs.

In an online letter a day after James broke his scoring record, Abdul-Jabbar blamed himself for the contentious relationship between them, citing his own ...

"My good opinion of LeBron has grown in the two years since I wrote that," Abdul-Jabbar said. Abdul-Jabbar also pointed out that he has previously written articles "lavishly praising LeBron," and continues to do so today. "I knew the pressures he was under and maybe I could have helped ease them a bit." Abdul-Jabbar corroborated comments James made earlier that the two athletes don't have a relationship. Having retired from the NBA 34 years ago, Abdul-Jabbar said he's now more focused on his family and social activism. Grateful that I won and happy that the next person also won.

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shared his thoughts Wednesday on LeBron James breaking his iconic NBA regular season scoring record, ...

And he makes me proud to be part of an ever-widening group of athletes who actively care about their community." That's why I don't want my fans to in any way tarnish or equivocate his enormous achievement." I knew the pressures he was under and maybe I could have helped ease them a bit. To that, Abdul-Jabbar responded in his piece, "Ouch." After James sunk the record-breaking basket, the game was paused so that Abdul-Jabbar could ceremoniously hand James the basketball. He's right—and for that I blame myself.