With a driving right-handed layup, James no longer chased Bryant, he zoomed past him for third place on the NBA’s career scoring list. James entered 18 points shy of passing Bryant, and the layup gave him 33,644 points. The Sixers also posted a graphic of the NBA’s top 10 career scorers with images of James in Lakers and Miami Heat jerseys. The top four scorers in NBA history played for the Lakers, who signed James as a free agent in 2018. James’ stories in the locker room on Bryant seemed to stretch on as long as his list of milestones.

Source: Washington Post January 26, 2020 04:18 UTC