"Lakers' LeBron James Nears Scoring Record in Home Game vs. Milwaukee"

LeBron James is closing in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time NBA scoring record, now 63 points shy.

[{"selector":"#anim-42290e7c-c9de-4f09-946a-ebe80be87aa5 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(-28.90624987200394%, 0, 0) translate(-25%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate3d(0%, 0, 0) translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-79337714-4562-44ba-befb-b3f948332d11","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dd9e4609-fa20-4aa2-a0d0-532192680db1","keyframes":{"transform":["scale(0.3333333333333333)","scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Abdul-Jabbar scored 38,387 points in his career, while James currently has 38,325 points.

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[{"selector":"#anim-c70ce65e-445f-47eb-9617-acf2b65c6ff7 [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(0%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] [{"selector":"#anim-77d73f93-0e09-42c5-a3ef-39c5371b87ba","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.4, 0.4, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] It is expected that LeBron James will become the new all-time scoring king in a home game against Milwaukee.