James, the Los Angeles Lakers star, scored the record-breaking 38,388th point that had eluded generations of superstars.
Category: Records and Achievements
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LeBron James Breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA Scoring Record
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The Story of LeBron James’s 38,388 Points
The New York Times – Sports:Teammates. Competitors. Victims of his memes. They each have a story about James’s road to breaking the N.B.A. career scoring record.
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Like a Record, LeBron James’s Age Is Just a Number
The New York Times – Sports:Still among the best players in the N.B.A. at 38, James is now 36 points away from the league’s career scoring record. He could break it at home on Tuesday.
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Like a Record, LeBron James’s Age Is Just a Number
The New York Times – Sports:Still among the best players in the N.B.A. at 38, James is now 36 points away from the league’s career scoring record. He could break it at home on Tuesday.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Was the ‘Best Weapon in Basketball’
The New York Times – Sports:Everyone knew he was close to surpassing Wilt Chamberlain’s career scoring record in 1984. Opponents still couldn’t stop him.
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Tom Brady: His Career, Gisele Bündchen and Answers to More Questions
The New York Times – Sports:All about Super Bowls, crypto, deflated footballs and Gisele Bündchen. And 23 seasons piling up the stats.
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LeBron James Closes In on Scoring Record With Triple-Double
The New York Times – Sports:A triple double in an overtime win emphasized that James, who is on the verge of passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career points total, is nowhere near done.
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The Queen of Everest Trains While Working at Whole Foods
The New York Times – Sports:Lhakpa Sherpa has climbed Mount Everest 10 times, the most ascents ever by a woman. She has no plans of slowing down.
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The Last Boeing 747 Leaves the Factory
The New York Times – Travel:The plane known as “Queen of the Skies” helped make air travel more affordable, but it has been supplanted by smaller, more efficient aircraft.
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LeBron James Scoring Tracker: How Close Is He to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Record?
The New York Times – Sports:James is fewer than 200 points away from breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s N.B.A. career scoring record. Abdul-Jabbar set the record before James was born.
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The Spurs Break an N.B.A. Attendance Record with Alamodome Return
The New York Times – Sports:San Antonio set a single-game N.B.A. attendance record by welcoming a crowd of 68,323 on Friday. The Spurs lost, but longtime fans savored the chance to celebrate in the team’s former home.