LeBron James passed his hero, Michael Jordan, on the NBA all-time scoring list Wednesday night in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 115-99 loss to the Denver Nuggets.
King James became the fourth all-time scorer in league history when he hit a left-handed layup in the second quarter. He then got emotional during a video tribute played during the next stoppage of play.
While the Lebron James vs. Michael Jordan debate has raged on way too often over the years, King James has long been a fan of MJ and paid tribute to him on the night he passed that he passed MJ.
Here’s a look at LeBron’s shoes, which were a tribute to the classic Air Jordan 3’s. His message said: “Thank you M.J. 23” and has a drawing of a crown:
Here’s a flashback to when LeBron got to shake MJ’s hand back when he was still in high school.
Now he has more career points than Jordan. But I’m guessing the debate will still go on and on and on.
