Lakers' LeBron James moves up to second on NBA's all-time scoring list

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James made some NBA history on Saturday night. With his point production against the Washington Wizards, James passed Karl Malone to move up to second on the league's all-time scoring list. Malone scored 36,909 points over the course of his career. Now, the only player that has scored more points than James in league history is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387).

Entering the evening, James needed 21 points to pass Malone, and he recorded them all in the first half. You can see the basket that propelled James past Malone below:

LEBRON MOVES TO SECOND ALL-TIME IN REGULAR SEASON SCORING 😤

Leading up to the feat, James acknowledged some similarities between him and Malone, especially in the way that they both took excellent care of their bodies over the course of their respective careers.

"Guys that just took care of their bodies for the majority of their career and always wanted to be available to their teammates," James said. "The most important leadership for you is to try to be available as much as possible on the floor. I think myself and him, we always just tried to be in uniform and make plays and stay in condition and try to stay healthy, stay injury-free as much as you can and also be productive on the floor -- so yeah, absolutely."

This is the second time this month that James has rewritten the history books. Earlier this week, James became the first player in league history to notch 10,000 career points, rebounds and assists.

James, 37, needs less than 2,000 points to pass Abdul-Jabbar to become the league's all-time leading scorer. As long as he remains relatively healthy and doesn't abruptly retire, it's almost a certainty that he will indeed eventually claim the top spot.

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