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Feb 12, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) dribbles past Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) in the first quarter at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
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Feb 12, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Stephen Curry (30) dribbles past Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) in the first quarter at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
LeBron James has another NBA record in his name. In the game against the Golden State Warriors on Saturday, LeBron passed Kareem Abdul Jabbar as the all-time leading scorer in NBA History, including playoffs.
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LeBron was already the all-time leading scorer in playoff history, passing Michael Jordan back in 2017. He is currently third all-time behind Kareem and Karl Malone in regular-season points. LeBron needed 19 points to pass Kareem in all-time scoring and he passed him in the third quarter of the game. LeBron received a pass from Anthony Davis and Russell Westbrook set a screen, which allowed LeBron an open 3-point shot. He nailed it from the left-wing and the arena erupted.
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Feb 12, 2022; San Francisco, California, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) points towards the Golden State Warriors bench before the opening tip at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
But the game wasn’t stopped to acknowledge the Akron Hammer. When Stephen Curry broke the record for all-time 3 pointers made, the game was stopped for a few mins to commemorate the man. And with all due respect, becoming the leading scorer in NBA history should have deserved a similar kind of applause or perhaps more.
Twitter reacts to NBA not acknowledging LeBron James for becoming the all-time leader
Fans weren’t happy about the fact that LeBron was not given the same respect as Curry. They were furious with the league and Warriors and let them know about it. Here are some of the best reactions:
Just so everyone is aware, Lebron James is 6 points away from scoring more points than any other player in the history of the NBA.
But they stopped everything for Steph’s record…
— Mitchel Inkrott (@Mitchel_Inkrott) February 13, 2022
Why did we go absolutely bonkers for Curry's 3-point record, but I haven't heard a peep about LeBron's all-time scoring mark until tonight
— Cooper Halpern (@CooperHalpern) February 13, 2022
Hold up…. curry breaks 3pt record the game gets stopped and celebration. Lebron breaks ALL TIME scoring record and not even talked about. That is very surprising…
— Krispy Keen (@TheKrispy1) February 13, 2022
Kareem had held the all time scoring title for longer than Ruth or Maris held the single season home run titles & longer than Aaron held the all time home run title.
It had been considered an unbreakable record.
LeBron just broke it & it was such a fait accompli no one cared.
— nick wright (@getnickwright) February 13, 2022
Steph Curry broke the all-time three point record and the game practically stopped to celebrate him.
LeBron breaks the all-time POINTS record and it seems like no one at Oracle knows and the broadcast doesn’t mention anything? pic.twitter.com/qTXa3cHDbO
— ᴍᴀᴛᴛ ᴊᴀᴍᴇs (@_Matt_James_) February 13, 2022
LeBron needs 1 point to pass Kareem on the all-time scoring list (regular season and playoffs) and they haven’t mentioned it once 😂😂😂
— Bean Billington 🕊 (@drumovergun) February 13, 2022
I feel like the nba ain’t promoting the fact that Lebron is about to be the all time leader in scoring
— FredVanvleetAllStar2022 (@JasterHR) February 13, 2022
It’s a huge achievement but for some reason the fact that it’s regular season & playoff points it makes it less meaningful. They better do something when he breaks Kareems record
— benjamin johnson (@bjonesson) February 13, 2022
The NBA did a multi week celebration in anticipation of Steph breaking the all time 3pt record.
LeBron is going to score more points in the NBA than anyone ever has later tonight & nobody has even noticed. Sad!
— nick wright (@getnickwright) February 12, 2022
It looks like Kerr wanna honor Lebron's all time scoring record by not putting Curry in😭
— 𝓑𝓪𝓵𝓳𝓸𝓽🏀🍀 (@SpursUpNext) February 13, 2022
Did LeBron James just break the nba scoring record and nobody batted an eye?
— Kevin S. (@Naiveberserk) February 13, 2022
The disrespect lebron gets is INSANE. They made a big deal for weeks leading up to curry breaking the 3pt record. Bron becomes the all time scoring leader and not a peep😭
— Nique (@Nique_James6) February 13, 2022
Story of the game
The Lakers were coming off an embarrassing loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Meanwhile, the Warriors had just lost the Knicks.
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The Lakers started the game out slow again as the Warriors jumped out to an early lead. They has a 6 point lead heading into the third quarter. But the Lakers fought back and took the lead in the fourth quarter. It was a very close game until the end as both teams exchanged the lead multiple times. In the end, though, the Warriors held and they won 117-115. LeBron James had a chance to tie it when he was fouled in a 3 point attempt. But he was unable to knock down the free throws.
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LeBron led the Lakers with 26 points and 15 rebounds while Russ had 19. Klay Thompson had his highest-scoring game since his return as he led all scorers with 33 points. Even though the Lakers lost, they will be pleased with their performance as they came back for 15 down. They also production across the team, as six players ended with double-figure. They take on Utah Jazz in their next game.
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