LeBron James surpasses Oscar Schmidt and becomes the greatest scorer in history

LeBron James has increasingly confirmed his name as one of the greatest athletes in the history of basketball and NBA. On the night of last Saturday, the 16th, the 'King' scored 40 points in the defeat of Los Angeles Lakers for the Golden State Warriorsreaching an incredible 49,749 points, surpassing the Brazilian Oscar Schmidt as the greatest scorer in the history of the sport.

In total, LeBron has scored 40,137 during the regular season, 8,023 in the league playoffs, 52 points in the play-in, 24 in the league final. NBA Cup979 for the United States national basketball team, 487 in All-Star Games and rookie game, in addition to another 47 during international friendlies. With the mark, James beats Oscar, who had the record with 49,737 points.

“Records are made to be broken. It was about time. LeBron is a complete player, a sign of the evolution of sport and medicine.”, said Oscar, about LeBron's achievement. Now, the star is looking for another record, probably the last one he will be able to achieve in his career, which is 50 thousand points. James and the Lakers are in 10th place in the Western Conference, with 14 games remaining in the 2023/24 regular season.