President Biden congratulates LeBron James on NBA scoring win

President Joe Biden congratulated LeBron James, who became the NBA’s all-time scoring leader with 38,390 career points on Tuesday.

Biden’s video message played at the Los Angeles arena after James’s historic shot during Tuesday’s Lakers game, news outlets reported. The video was posted to the @POTUS Twitter account on Wednesday.

Biden said that James “challenged and inspired a nation to do better” as he “broke a hallowed record and elevated the game.”