(CNN) Kobe Bryant was a trailblazer -- on and off the court.

But in his last social media posts before his death, Bryant wasn't celebrating another one of his achievements -- he was celebrating someone else.

Bryant congratulated Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James for passing him to become the third highest scorer in NBA history with 33,655 points. Bryant scored 33,643 points in his NBA career. They follow Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who tops the list with 38,387 points.

"Continuing to move the game forward @KingJames," he tweeted. "Much respect my brother."

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