In February 2023, LeBron James broke the NBA all-time points record, scoring 38 points in the LA Lakers' 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Following the game, James' total stood at 38,390. The previous record holder, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, had scored 38,387 points for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Lakers in an illustrious 20-year career spanning from 1969 to 1989. During a February 2023 survey, 27 percent of respondents believed that LeBron's current points record would be broken in the next 10 years.
Public opinion on how long it will be before the NBA points record is broken again in the United States as of February 2023
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YouGov. (February 9, 2023). Public opinion on how long it will be before the NBA points record is broken again in the United States as of February 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/277021/chances-of-dirk-nowtzki-and-the-mavericks-repeating/
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