Tuesday night was a momentous one for LeBron James after he officially surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s all-time scoring record.
He got to celebrate with his sons Bronny and Bryce (after asking them for their approval). He dropped an uncensored f-bomb after breaking the record. He even had former rival Paul Pierce praising him for the accomplishment.
But still, knowing James, he probably wanted to find another unique way to honor his achievement properly. He did just that when he wrote “38,390” (his number of points) on a blank white card. It was a nod to Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain’s iconic “100” photo commemorating the evening he apparently scored 100 points against the Golden State Warriors in early March 1962.
As captured by the NBA Twitter account, James’ homage to Chamberlain is absolute gold:
What a night.#ScoringKing pic.twitter.com/hsvuOeiNgv
— NBA (@NBA) February 8, 2023
Wow, that is awesome. Kudos to anyone who thought of this idea (James probably included). A historic night for basketball was definitely made a little sweeter with this nod to Chamberlain.
NBA fans loved James' photo nod to Chamberlain after he broke the scoring record
sheesh 🐐 https://t.co/N2WMwBwpqj
— yana (@eannawesome) February 8, 2023
— Ricko (@deerick5k) February 8, 2023
All jokes aside this really has been amazing to watch from the beginning.. I didn’t get a chance to see MJ in the 80s. I wonder if I’ll see somebody else beat this record in my lifetime https://t.co/i6qTx2ST1Q
— das (@das_bk) February 8, 2023
what a legend https://t.co/RRPqYGIRO9
— arri ꩜ (@arrinothere) February 8, 2023
🐐 🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐🐐 https://t.co/rPUidqQf1D
— Chris Rinehart (@CRinehart23) February 8, 2023
Got to Witness this moment. Truly blessed ❤️ https://t.co/hBMChDdBNv
— Yasir Kaleem Abbasi (@yayakaleem) February 8, 2023
And counting https://t.co/UHuuBYi97o
— alex (@AleskyGuerreiro) February 8, 2023
Give the man his respect. https://t.co/ekANwAz7PC
— Teh (@teh_bruno) February 8, 2023
The 🐐👑nuff said. So grateful to be able to watch this man play for so long😭 @KingJames #ScoringKing #LeBronJames https://t.co/OiGgC1S8kF
— Adamson Visuals (@adamsonvisuals_) February 8, 2023
mark that date in history. So much fun watching this moment play out – even if I had to witness it on social media. :)@KingJames @NBA @Lakers https://t.co/I4fddUh2oC
— AngelaAn10TV (@AngelaAn10TV) February 8, 2023
