Many chap sports greats besides celebrated the large milestone, with Charles Barkley noting "this is 1 of the top accomplishments successful sports history" and Magic Johnson telling LeBron, "You've changed the crippled of basketball." Kevin Durant also shared "it's been an inspiration since time one," and Shaquille O'Neal said, "Congratulations, Bron Bron." Carmelo Anthony, Anthony Davis, San Antonio Spurs manager Gregg Popovich and Stephen Curry sent messages successful the video too.

"Congrats @KingJames," Curry besides tweeted. "…legendary worldly close there. #38388."

LeBron's mom, Gloria James, besides looked backmost astatine LeBron's journey. "Since you were young, each the goals you've set, you've accomplished," she said successful the video, "on and disconnected the court."

And his kids Bronny, 18; Bryce, 15; and Zhuri, 8—who helium shares with woman Savannah James—expressed their excitement, too.

"Congratulations, daddy for being the all-time scorer successful the NBA," his youngest said successful different video earlier blowing him a kiss. "Mwah and emotion you."

Many celebrities besides cheered connected LeBron connected societal media. "Incredible!!!" Adele wrote connected Instagram Stories, "@kingjames." Added Dwyane Wade with footage from the history-making moment, "We're each WITNESSES."

Kareem besides commended LeBron connected the achievement. 

"LeBron's vocation is 1 of idiosyncratic who planned to predominate this game," helium said successful an interview with the NBA connected TNT. "He got retired of precocious school. He had the size and the endowment to measurement close into the NBA, and helium instantly started to person his effect. And that's gone connected for astir 20 years now. So, you gotta springiness him recognition for conscionable the mode that helium planned to past and to dominate."

He added, "And helium led teams to 3 satellite championships. And they didn't get determination due to the fact that of idiosyncratic other and LeBron tagged along. LeBron led them. He has that indefinable essence that they telephone leadership. He gets retired determination connected the tribunal and tries to get things done. Guys privation to get down him and spot that that happens due to the fact that they person that overmuch respect for him and his talent."

After the game, which ended with the Thunder beating the Lakers with a last people of 133 to 130, LeBron shared what it meant to person Kareem there.

"For maine personally, it's conscionable an grant to beryllium named with the greats, to beryllium successful the speech with the greats that played this crippled earlier me, immoderate of the greats that's playing close present and there's going to beryllium immoderate greats that play erstwhile I'm done playing the game," LeBron, whose full is present 38,390 points, said successful a post-game interview. "So, it's a surreal feeling."