On Tuesday, February 7, 2023 during an Oklahoma City vs. Los Angeles Lakers basketball game, LeBron James broke a new record in the NBA, passing the 38,387 point mark in the regular season. He dethroned Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who had held the record since 1984. Lebron James needed to score at least 36 points during this game to break the record, scoring 38. But that didn't help his team, which lost to Oklahoma City by a score of 133-130.