(Reuters) -Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer on Tuesday, setting the new mark with a fadeaway jumpshot late in the third quarter of a home game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. James, who entered the game needing 36 points to break Abdul-Jabbar’s record of 38,387, sent the sold-out crowd into a frenzy when the shot splashed through the net to etch his name into the history books. Lakers great Abdul-Jabbar, who took the title from Wilt Chamberlain with his signature skyhook on April 5, 1984, sat courtside at Tuesday's game.
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No | Player | Pos |
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55 | PF | |
13 | SF | |
5 | SG | |
3 | SG | |
2 | SG | |
7 | PF | |
11 | SG | |
23 | PG | |
33 | C | |
97 | SF | |
17 | PF | |
50 | PF | |
12 | SG | |
21 | SG | |
8 | SG | |
6 | PF | |
34 | PF |