The Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James became the NBA’s all-time second-leading scorer on Saturday night against the Washington Wizards by passing former Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone. James finished the game with 38 points in a 127-119 loss, leaving him with 36,947 career points.
“I’m still in awe to be alongside him while he’s still doing what he’s doing at a high level,” said teammate Carmelo Anthony, via ESPN. “Especially coming from somebody who was not, you know, ‘known’ for, as they say, scoring. Now to have the chance to be the No. 1 all-time scorer in the history of the NBA, somebody who been doing it for 19 seasons at an all-time high, and somebody who just embraced the moment. He’s been doing that his whole career.”
Anthony added: “When I was younger, I used to think, ‘Ain’t nobody catching Karl Malone. Nobody catching Kareem.'”
