LeBron James Surpasses Kobe Bryant

LeBron James surpassed Kobe Bryant to become the NBA's third-highest scorer of all time in the LA Lakers' 108-91 defeat by the Philadelphia 76ers.

James, 35, scored 29 points to move to 33,655 career points, 12 more than former Lakers star Bryant.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar, the ex-Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks centre, is the NBA's all-time top scorer on 38,387 points.

Former Utah Jazz forward Karl Malone, who also briefly played for the Lakers, is second on 36,928.

"I'm happy just to be in any conversation with Kobe Bryant," said James.

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