At the time of his retirement at age 42 in 1989, Abdul-Jabbar was the NBA's regular season career leader in points (38,387), games played (1,560), minutes (57,446), field goals made (15,837), field goal attempts (28,307), blocked shots (3,189), defensive rebounds (9,394), and personal fouls (4,657).

Abdul-Jabbar’s lifetime points total — 38,387 — will get celebrated and, sometime in 2022-23, waved at as James chugs past, grabbing one more achievement in his own remarkable career.