LeBron James vows to ‘play a couple more years’ after becoming NBA’s all-time leading scorer

LeBron James has no plans to step away from the court any time soon, despite finally surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading points scorer.

The Lakers forward, 38, went into the match-up with Oklahoma City needing 36 points to take the scoring record, and he finished with 38 points in a 133-130 loss. 

But it was a smile, rather than a frown, on James’ face at the buzzer on his historic night and he was asked if he still had the motivation to play on now he’s top of the pile of all-time scorers. 

‘I know I can play a couple more years, the way I’m feeling, the way my body’s been reacting to me throughout this course of the season, I know I can play a couple more years,’ he told TNT.

‘I feel like for any group of guys, for any franchise, I can go out there and still help win multiple championships or win a championship, so that’s my mindset.’

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was in attendance in Los Angeles to watch his record being broken

He added:  ‘It’s so surreal because it’s something I never made a goal of mine or set out to do.’

James went into the game against OKC needing 36 points to overtake the record of 38,387 – which was set by Abdul-Jabbar in 1989.

He claimed the record with 10.9 seconds remaining in the third quarter with a trademark fadeaway jumper. 

The crowd, who had paid thousands of dollars to be at the arena for such an historic night, erupted as he pointed to the sky – and then to his family.  

Following the record-breaking shot, James walked away with his hands high in the air before he was mobbed by teammates and eventually his sons, Bronny and Bryce, along with wife, Savannah. 

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