Kareem Abdul-Jabbar held multiple NBA lifetime records; until LeBron James came along late last season to break the legendary former center of the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers Record.
Well, “The King” wasn’t enough to steal the all-time scoring No. 1 spot (38,387) from the creator of “Skyhook” (39,060 not including Monday). Last Wednesday, he became the only person among basketball’s elite with at least 39,000 units.
As if that wasn’t enough, Basketball Reference adds that on Saturday King James broke Abdul-Jabbar’s new record with 28,308 field goals made, surpassing the six-time NBA MVP’s field goal attempts The number is 28,307, the latter until the above date.
Already in his 21st season, LBJ continues to show himself to be an old-school player, to the point where at nearly 38 years old he’s averaging 25.5 points in 33.9 minutes per game; the second-lowest average of his career. Participation Rate.
LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the player with the most field goal attempts in NBA history. 📈#NBA | #湖秀 pic.twitter.com/vYSorkDWV7
— Basketball Reference (@bball_ref) November 26, 2023
Of course, it’s hard for the former Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat star to match the six NBA championship rings that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar won. One of them is Milwaukee and the rest is Los Angeles.