For almost 39 years, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held the NBA’s All-Time Regular Season Scoring Record, with 38,387 career points. That was until Tuesday night, when “King James” made history.

As a member of Jabbar’s former team, the Los Angeles Lakers, NBA legend LeBron James broke the longstanding record against the Oklahoma City Thunder, scoring the needed 36 points before the end of the third quarter.

This was the cherry-on-top moment for a player who many consider the greatest to ever step on a court.

This achievement has already sparked a new wave of debates about whether LeBron or Michael Jordan is the “GOAT,” and rightly so.

An important factor in this never-ending debate is the difference in the eras the two legends played in, which we saw on full display last night. However, the new age of the NBA wasn’t as much apparent on the court as it was in the stands.

In photos taken from behind LeBron as he left the ground to take the fadeaway jumper that will go down in history, almost every single fan pictured has their phone out, capturing the bucket on video.

Unlike Tuesday night in Los Angeles, in a photo taken from a similar angle of Michael Jordan hitting “The Last Shot” against the Jazz to win the Championship, not a single fan was worried about having the play saved in their camera roll.

There are many changes from the 90s to today on the court, but this difference represents the changes society has gone through as a whole.

This moment, again, brings up the question: Is it better to focus on taking a video of an incredible event, or should you focus more on “living in the moment”?

This question is one that has been talked about daily since smartphones have changed the way people live, and it’s a fascinating dilemma.

On one hand, the idea of having a video to look back on, that you took, with your reaction, is something that can bring you back to the moment at any time.

There is certainly value to having the ability to replay your view at any time.

The contrary, though, is that worrying about taking a video takes away from the experience that you signed up for.

It can be argued that doing something other than just watching takes you out of the moment, and you can’t enjoy it as much.

The fans in the arena who witnessed LeBron break the record would describe their experience differently than the fans who were there to see MJ’s shot.

The Lakers’ fans won’t have the memory of truly embracing the moment, but the fans that were in Utah aren’t able to replay Jordan’s legendary play on the daily.

The debate comes down simply to the type of experience one hopes to have when witnessing something amazing.

The tickets for the Lakers’ game against the Thunder ranged from $117 to $17,540. If you spent thousands of dollars to see The King pass Kareem, would you have savored the moment or walked away with a self-taken video of the record-breaking mid range jumper?