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LeBron James Is Officially NBA's GOAT

Written by Tayler Willson in Culture

It's official: LeBron James is the greatest point-scorer the NBA has ever seen, that's after the LA Lakers star become the all-time leading scorer, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 39-year record.

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The 38 year old, who hit 38 points in the Lakers' 133-130 defeat by the Oklahoma City Thunder, surpassed Abdul-Jabbar's previous record 38,387, a feat he managed in considerably less games averaging 27.2 per game compared to Abdul-Jabbar's 24.6.

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James — who is in his 20th season in the NBA — boasts a host of impressive accolades within the sport, one which includes being a four-time NBA champion, a four-time NBA finals MVP, and two-time Olympic champion, as well as appearing in no less than 10 NBA Finals. And breatheeeeee.

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If this isn't enough to show you that LeBron James is officially NBA's GOAT, then I'm not sure what is.

Tayler Willson

Tayler is a writer and editor based out of Highsnobiety London. Focusing predominantly on fashion, footwear, and big gigantic coats, Tayler boasts over a decade of journalistic experience having started out his career as a burgeoning sports journalist, before a u-turn in 2016 saw him turn his attention to writing mostly about very nice clothes.

When he isn’t penning his thoughts on how exceptional a particular jacket is, Tayler can be found clocking up the mileage in his latest marathon build, being a dad to an IRL human baby, continuing on his quest to find the perfect pair of trousers, or (sometimes unwillingly) watching his beloved Portsmouth FC blow another promotion opportunity.

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