LeBron James Smashes All-time NBA Points Record Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 39-year NBA points scoring record was finally broken by modern legend LeBron James in the LA Lakers’ home defeat to Oklahoma Thunder. When the third-quarter fadeaway jump shot landed to take James to 38,388 points, the match was stopped as journalists swarmed the court and Abdul-Jabbar himself made a presentation to the new record holder. "I think it's one of the greatest records in sports in general," James said modestly a few days ago. “I think it's up there with the home run record in baseball. It's one of those records you never see or think would be broken." Subscribe to RT