LeBron James crowned new NBA all-time scoring king

It's one of those records that when you look at it you go nobody's ever gonna touch that Yeah, but you're about to touch that. That's this is the record It's a record many thought would never be broken The all-time NBA scoring record one of the most revered records in basketball history But four-time MVP LeBron James changed that last night Something I've always dreamed about and I would never ever in a million years Dream this even better than what it is tonight LeBron scoring the historic bucket his 38,388 career point. What does that mean to you? You know, the crazy thing is man I've never I've had goals throughout my whole career, you know on the court I wanted to be the rookie of the year my rookie year. I wanted to be an all-star I wanted to win championships. I wanted to be the MVP of the league. I want to be defensive player of the year I want to lead the league in assists. I Never ever it was like I want to break the all-time scoring record It's never ever been a thought of mine and the fact that I'm really I'm like literally right here. It is it's mind-blowing last week with a little over an hour to game time. It's a big boy I met up with the King as he prepared to take on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden It's been three years since the NBA champs stepped into this court surprisingly his favorite We're here at Madison Square Garden your self-proclaimed favorite place What makes the garden special to you I think not only what's happened in this building over the years, but also Yeah Born in Akron, Ohio LeBron was drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003 becoming a franchise star in leading the Cavs to their first NBA Finals ever in 2007 in 2010 he famously shocked the sports world by joining the Miami Heat as a free agent Announcing his departure in the live TV special the decision in this fall I'm gonna take my talents to South Beach and join the Miami Winning two championships in Florida four years after that. He rejoined the Cavs to win the team's first ever title in 2016 Since 2018 LeBron has been in LA Laker and it's in Los Angeles that he's making NBA history One of the greats Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Who previously held the scoring record with 38,000 387 career points the two basketball icons? Sharing the historic moment together It's just a complete honor to be a part of this league be a part of some of the greats that ever played this game And for me to be right there at the you know at the apex with them so for you Breaking this record. Do you think that solidifies you as the greatest ever play the game of basketball? I don't know if the record does but one thing I can tell you Mike is I've always Prided myself on saying I want to be the greatest And I want to and that came from a motivation to myself on my drive And while he leaves the Lakers on the court He's got another big job at home raising three kids Ronnie Bryce and Zuri with his wife Savannah, you're gonna cover sports illustrated The chosen one and then now 20 years later. You're on the cover with your son Ronnie and right and it says the chosen son say you say you're looking forward to sharing the NBA court with Bronnie So that means you're gonna stick around for a few more years What about Bryce you'll be here 26 27 And what do you want your legacy to be I Want my legacy to be that all my teammates and the people that played against me know I played the game the right way and I competed at a high level. I never cheated the game. I never cheated a game I never cheated a process but for me off the floor I think me having my own school in my hometown me inspiring kids all over the world being Active and politics at times or social justice and things that goes on in regular life Those are the things that I hope people talk about as well because those are things that last forever At just 38 years old just a few years shy becoming the oldest active NBA player Fans can't help but wonder when will the king be hanging up his crown? No, I ain't there yet My wife wish I was there though, you know, but I told I got a little bit more time left a little bit more time Hi everyone George Stephanopoulos here Thanks for checking out the ABC News YouTube channel If you'd like to get more video show highlights and watch live event coverage Click on the right over here to subscribe to our channel and don't forget to download the ABC News app for breaking news alerts Thanks for watching