PHILADELPHIA — LeBron James moved past Kobe Bryant for third place on the NBA’s career scoring list, getting the milestone on a driving layup against the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night.
The Los Angeles Lakers star scored the basket with 7:23 left in the third quarter and he waved to a Sixers crowd that gave him a rousing standing ovation when the mark was announced by the public address announcer. The basket gave him 33,644 points.
“Continuing to move the game forward @KingJames. Much respect my brother #33644,” Bryant tweeted.
James entered 18 points shy of passing Bryant on the list and couldn’t quite get there in the first half.