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Robert Marvi

Lakers player grades: LeBron gains record, but L.A. loses to Thunder

Tuesday was a special night in the NBA and the sports world. LeBron James broke the league’s all-time scoring record, which had been held by fellow Los Angeles Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar since 1984.

He surpassed Abdul-Jabbar toward the end of the third quarter on a fadeaway jumper, and the game was stopped for several minutes as both Abdul-Jabbar and NBA commissioner Adam Silver commemorated James for the accomplishment.

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