This day in sports: Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks NBA career scoring record
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hit the jackpot in Las Vegas on this date in 1984 when he sank a right-handed skyhook from 15 feet that made him the highest-scoring player in NBA history. Abdul-Jabbar surpassed record-holder and former Lakers center Wilt Chamberlain’s 31,419 career points with 8:53 left in a …
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