• LeBron James got the first official statistic of his NBA career on a rebound. His next entry on the stat sheet was an assist.
• Even then, points weren’t the priority. They never were.
• Somehow, he became the most prolific scorer in NBA history anyway. It finally happened Tuesday night, the kid from Akron, Ohio, connecting on a stepback jumper to push his career total to 38,388 points and break the record that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held for nearly 39 years.

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