On Feb. 5, 1989, Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar becomes first NBA
player to score 38,000 points.
Since Abdul-Jabar scored 38,000 points only one other
player, Karl Malone has come close to scoring as many points. However, Malone
retired with the second most points all-time 36,928.
Kobe Bryant is the current active leader in points scored
with 31,700. It would take Bryant another five years minimum to reach Jabar’s
record.
He is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, with 38,387 points.
During his career with the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers
from 1969 to 1989, Abdul-Jabbar won six NBA championships and a record six
regular season MVP
Awards.
In college at UCLA,
he played on three consecutive national championship teams, and his high school
team won 71 consecutive games.
At the time of his retirement, Abdul-Jabbar was the NBA’s
all-time leader in points scored, games played, minutes played, field goals
made, field goal attempts, blocked shots, defensive rebounds, and personal
fouls.
Abdul-Jabbar also has been an actor, a basketball coach, and
an author. In 2012, he was selected as a U.S. cultural ambassador.
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