LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Monday night to set another NBA record.
James’ total playing time in the first quarter reached 66,298 seconds, surpassing Abdul-Jabbar’s league record lakersGame against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Abdul-Jabbar’s record is 66,297 games, including the regular season and playoffs.
James reached the milestone in his 20th season on Monday as the 76ers went on a 20-2 run in the first quarter to take a 28-15 lead.
James easily surpasses Abdul-Jabbar to set the all-time NBA scoring record held by the legendary Bucks lakers He was a center until last season. James became the first NBA player to reach 39,000 career points and remains within striking distance of the previous record of 38,387 points.
Abdul-Jabbar still leads James and Wilt Chamberlain and holds the NBA record for field goals made (15,837).
James entered Monday night with 14,304. He holds the record for postseason field goals made with 2,872.
James ranks fourth on the NBA’s all-time assists list behind Chris Paul, Jason Kidd and record holder John Stockton (15,806).
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