Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James rewrote the record books tonight, passing Karl Malone for second all-time in scoring.
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He entered tonight's contest against the Washington Wizards needing just 20 points to move into second place and midway through the second quarter he tied Malone's career total of 32,968 with a 3-pointer from the left wing.
🚨 LeBron is now tied for 2nd All-Time in Scoring 🚨
— NBA (@NBA) March 20, 2022
He has 19 points in the first-half.
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Before the half was done, he took sole possession of No. 2 all-time, finishing at the rim off the feed from Stanley Johnson.
LEBRON MOVES TO SECOND ALL-TIME IN REGULAR SEASON SCORING 😤 pic.twitter.com/jbT5zBC1l5
— NBA TV (@NBATV) March 20, 2022
As the 37-year-old received a standing ovation from the D.C. crowd, players around the NBA, past and present, joined in the praise, taking to Twitter to congratulate The King.
Congratulations @KingJames 👑 https://t.co/6kJkEiy2Ea
— Tyson Chandler (@tysonchandler) March 20, 2022
🐐 James at that Number 2 spot!!! That conversation about to be a lot different. Don’t mind me and Carry the hell on…
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) March 20, 2022
Congrats to my man @KingJames on being the 2nd ALL Time NBA scorer! What an unbelievable feat!!!!! So proud of ya my man! Keep on keeping on!
— Dominique Wilkins 🏀 (@DWilkins21) March 20, 2022