With his 24th point on Thursday night, LeBron James passed Shaquille O’Neal for seventh on the NBA’s All-Time scoring list. James came out strong against the Bulls with 19 points in the first half. With a free throw late in the fourth quarter, he passed O’Neal with his 28,597th points.
LeBron James passes Shaquille O’Neal for 7th on all-time scoring list
The historic career for LeBron James continues.
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James started the season in the 12th spot and has now moved all the way up to seventh all-time. Next up for LeBron is Dirk Nowitzki, who reached 30,000 points earlier this season. James is already an all-time great, but taking a look at this list really puts it into perspective. Here are the six remaining players ahead of James:
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - 38,387
- Karl Malone - 36,928
- Kobe Bryant - 33,643
- Michael Jordan - 32,292
- Wilt Chamberlain - 31,419
- Dirk Nowitzki - 30,181
Congrats, LeBron!
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