Laura coats, and this is cnn tonight. Weve got two huge stories tonight that were following, of course right here in the nations capital, our continuing coverage of the state of the Union Address. Meanwhile, another sided country in los angeles, we have breaking news on another major story, in the world of sports. Entertainment, and frankly american culture. Lebron james tonight breaking the record to become the nbas alltime leading scorer. Passing a fellow laker, Kareem Abduljabbar. Once he broke this record the game was actually stopped for the celebration that was certainly do lebron joined on his court by his family, by the man he also passed, Kareem Abduljabbar. And even the nba commissioner, adam silver. In other words, everyone was watching to see whether tonight would be the night that he actually did it. I came into the game, and watch what happened in this really important, powerful moment. Lebron, for the record, hes got it. Hes done it. Lebron james is now the alltime leadi
is on his own basketball path, congratulating their dad. there s one thing that heard talking to the folks over at lebron james s family foundation, is that yes, this isn t on the court score in the record that he has broken today. but what many know him as, off the court, know that his legacy is gonna be so much bigger than what he accomplished on this court. and i think you can feel that in the reaction to him getting this milestone, but this isn t just a score, this isn t just a basketball player, this is an icon for so many people, not just on the court but of course with the world as well. so i guess omar, don t just shut up and double, that s one way to say it right? thinking about those moments when, maradona answered, i was rhetorical. nice to talk to, nice to see you tonight. i want to turn now to bob costas, because bob, look, this is so significant, as omar alluded to, it wasn t the idea
is in that discussion, and kobe is there someone, magic there somewhere, larry barrett is there somewhere. but if you boil it down to those two non centers. i said the consensus is michael jordan lebron james. michael jordan s athleticism and skill, undeniable. just think of the list that lebron is on, carl mcglone, kareem abdul-jabbar, kobe bryant of course, michael jordan. but from a fans perspective, i look at this not in terms of comparing to get the ultimate title of goat. but i look at it when curry passed reggie miller. the idea of the fans perspective of how exciting it is to see this dark moment. in fact lebron actually commented on what this moment meant. he was emotional just thinking about where he would rank, in really the world s history. here he is. this is now making the go?
championships. yes, this is great that i have a scoring, title but i want to win ships. and i just cannot tell you how happy i am for him, because there are very few who can come out and call themselves the king and live up to that. we re watching in realtime, and i m glad we had the opportunity to do so. all, that and he remade space jam and house party. i mean [laughter] there is a lot more to talk about tonight. cari champion, we re so glad to see you tonight. so much more. you ve got the visual of the chalk coming out over you in celebration, of when lebron james love. it. nice to see you as. always good to see you too, queen. thank you so much, i have a good evening. listen, while that s happening on the other side of the country, we ve got what s happening here in washington d.c., and the white house calling biden s speech a win. so, what do other democrats
happens, he ran into the center court, arms up in the air in triumph, he was emotional. fans couldn t believe that they were here to witness this true moment in history. and of course, family, friends, celebrities. jay-z over here as well, kareem was speaking to many people here in the crowd, just as the game finished up as well so many people were waiting to see that moment. they got that moment, and it is one that lebron had said previously, leading up to this, it wasn t something that he thought about when he began playing basketball, when he began playing professionally. but it is a record no one thought could be broken, ended up being him. and we look at what he s done over the course of his career, who else would ve been? i, mean i was actually at the game when he passed karl malone, and even that was a moment. a student few food first-time, it was crying just to see a legend at that time. now just to know, that we