LeBron James Now 12th on All-Time Scoring List
After moving past Dominique Wilkins into 12th place on the league's all-time scoring list a couple of days ago, Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James achieved another milestone by surpassing Hall of Fame member Oscar Robertson at the 11th spot. He did so in the Cavs' 110-109 win against the Atlanta Hawks.
The All-Star forward converted a layup against Al Horford, who actually was called for a basket interference in the third quarter of Friday night's game. Those two points gave James a total of 26,711 points in his 13-year career. Right before the start of the game, he was behind by 21 points to Robertson, who finished his career with 26,710 points, according to The Associated Press.
This year has been one of the most remarkable for the 31-year old star, at least achievements wise. Aside from Wilkins and Robertson, he also moved past several other greats in Jerry West, Reggie Miller, Alex English, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, John Havlicek, and Tim Duncan on the same list, and all of that were done this season alone.
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James still has many more years left in him, which means that he has the best chance in all of basketball to surpass more records and become part of more "all-time" lists. He knows he now belongs to an elite list of greats.
"Any time I'm linked with the Big O, it's an honor for myself," he told AP. I understand and know how much he meant not only to the game of basketball but what he represented off the floor," James added.
He considers Robertson as one of the biggest influences to him as a basketball player, although the only man who averaged a triple-double in a season actually played and dominated the NBA in a time when James wasn't born yet. Robertson played his entire career for the Cincinnati Royals and the Milwaukee Bucks.
Interestingly, Robertson and James are the only players in the history of basketball to belong in the top 25 in points and assists.
