The NBA has given us many legends over the years, but can you guess which one of them is unformidable in terms of the points they scored? Only one player in NBA history managed to score over 40,000 career points in regular season games, so stick around to find out who!
5. Michael Jordan
Michael Jordan managed to break many records during his time in the NBA and became one of the league’s best scorers with a total of 32,292 points during his time with the Chicago Bulls and the Washington Wizards.
4. Kobe Bryant
Kobe Bryant spent his entire NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers and scored a total of 33,643 points during his tenure. He’s remembered as one of the best players in the Laker’s history after leading them to five NBA championships.
3. Karl Malone
Malone also spent one season with the Lakers, but he made a name for himself during his time with the Utah Jazz, and scored the majority of his 36,928 points while playing for this team.
2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is another Lakers icon who was a part of their legendary Showtime era. He scored a total of 38,387 points during his time in the NBA and held the record for the league’s top scorer for nearly four decades until it was broken in 2023.
1. LeBron James
Abdul-Jabbar was in attendance when LeBron James broke his scoring record in the Lakers’ game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in February 2023. He currently has over 42,000 all-time points to his name, an impressive record that seems unbreakable.