LeBron James makes history by breaking the NBA all-time regular season scoring record, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s career total of 38,387 points.
Much has changed over the course of LeBron James' career, including the record books.
James rewrote those himself on Tuesday night, becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer by recording his 38,388th career point to break the record long held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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The record-breaking bucket came nearly 20 years after James scored the first points of his NBA career on a 16-foot jumper against the Sacramento Kings.
Let's take a look at just how different things were back when LeBron scored his first points compared to when he became the league's all-time leading scorer.
LeBron's age:
2003 - 18
NBA
2023 - 38
LeBron’s starting lineup:
2003 - Ricky Davis, Darius Miles, Carlos Boozer, Zydrunas Ilgauskas
2023 - Dennis Schroder, Patrick Beverley, Rui Hachimura, Anthony Davis
Reigning champions:
2003 - San Antonio Spurs, Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New Jersey Devils
2023- Golden State Warriors, Houston Astros, Los Angeles Rams, Colorado Avalanche
Reigning NBA MVP:
2003 - Tim Duncan
2023 - Nikola Jokic
U.S. President
2003 - George W. Bush
2023 - Joe Biden
Donald Trump
2003 - Future star of soon-to-premiere reality show “The Apprentice”
2023 - Former U.S. president
Popular TV shows
2003 - "The Wire," "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation," "American Idol," "Friends"
2023 - "The Last of Us," "Yellowstone," "White Lotus," "Wednesday"
Top song
2003 - "Baby Boy" by Beyonce featuring Sean Paul
2023 - "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus
Top Movie in Theaters
2003 - "Scary Movie 3"
2023 - "Avatar: The Way of Water"
Number of Blockbuster video stores
2003 - 5,586
2023 - 1
Number of Netflix Subscribers
2003 - 1.41 million
2023 - 220.6 million
Reigning Best Actress and Actor at Academy Awards
2003 - Nicole Kidman ("The Hours") and Adrien Brody ("The Pianist")
2023 - Jessica Chastain ("The Eyes of Tommy Faye") and Will Smith ("King Richard")
Average price of gas
2003 - $1.65
2023 - $3.50
Average cost of a gallon of milk
2003 - $2.76
2023 - $4.43
Median price of a U.S. house
2003 - $194,100
2023 - $543,600
NBA's highest paid player
2003 - Kevin Garnett, Minnesota Timberwolves ($28 million)
2023 - Stephen Curry, Golden State Warriors ($48.1 million)
Michael Jordan
2003 - Six months removed from final NBA game with Washington Wizards
2023 - Owner of the Charlotte Hornets
Sports Illustrated cover
2003 - LeBron James
2023 - Nikola Jokic
Popular cell phone
2003 - Nokia 1100
2023 - iPhone 14
Phones used for…
2003 - Calling people
2023 - Everything (and occasionally calling people)
Popular Apple products
2003 - iPod, iMac personal computer, iBook laptop
2023 - Apple Watch, Airpods, Apple Music
Popular Social Media Platform
2003 - MySpace
2023 - TikTok
Amazon Stock Price
2003 - $2.70
2023 - $102.11
Alexander Ovechkin career goals
2003 - 0
2023 - 812
Tom Brady's career passing yards
2003 - 8,334
2023 - 89,214
Dallas Cowboys’ championships
2003 - 5
2023 - 5
