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This Day In Lakers History: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Passes Wilt Chamberlain To Become All-Time Leading Scorer

There are many records in NBA history that have long been considered untouchable. For the longest time, one of those records was Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scoring the most points in NBA history.

During his 20 year career, Abdul-Jabbar revolutionized the ways in which a center could score, famously using the skyhook as one of his greatest weapons. In total, it led to him scoring 38,387 points. To this day, that sits 1,459 points ahead of second place, Karl Malone.

However, there was a time where Wilt Chamberlain’s scoring title was seen as untouchable as well.