I think it’s one of the biggest records in the world.

Just 63 points shy of becoming the all-time leading scorer in NBA history, LeBron James James said it is one of the most important marks not only in basketball, but in all of sports.

“I think it’s one of the biggest records in sports in general,” he said at a press conference after scoring 26 points Thursday in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Indiana Pacers.

“I think it’s right up there with the record for home runs in baseball. It’s one of those records that you don’t see or think is going to be broken. You see guys like Hank Aaron, who held it for a long time. And then you see guys like Sammy Sosa or Mark McGwire start to go up and it’s like, ‘Oh, this could happen’.”

“I don’t have the number kind of marked in my head (of the NBA scoring record), I know it’s something over 38,000 points, but I do know in my lifetime Kareem has had it,” he added.

LeBron, who scored 26 points Thursday in the Los Angeles Lakers’ win over the Indiana Pacers, is just 63 points shy of surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s legendary mark (38,387 points).

Given that he is averaging 30.2 points per game and that the Los Angeles Lakers will face the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, LeBron will most likely set the record on Tuesday against the Oklahoma City Thunder or Thursday against the Milwaukee Bucks (both games will be played in Los Angeles).

The Lakers came from behind Thursday against the Pacers with a big comeback in the fourth quarter (15-28).

Anthony Davis, with a key basket and a block in the final minute, was outstanding with 31 points and 14 rebounds and vindicated himself after sitting out the All-Star Game.