DENVER — LeBron James already had scored the most points in NBA history.
Now the Los Angeles Lakers star has made the most baskets, too.
James hit a baseline turnaround jump shot over Denver Nuggets forward Zeke Nnaji with 12.3 seconds remaining in the first quarter Thursday for his third made field goal of the game and 15,838th of his career, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most made field goals in NBA history.
James already replaced Abdul-Jabbar as the league’s all-time leading scorer on Feb. 7, 2023 with a step-back jump shot from the foul line extended, giving him 38,388 career points.
He’s since pushed that point total north of 43,000, putting some distance between him and Abdul-Jabbar at No. 2.