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LeBron James Breaks the NBA Career Field Goals Record in the Lakers’ 120-113 Loss to the Nuggets

LeBron James set the NBA record with 15,838 field goals during his 23rd season, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 20-year record of 15,837 baskets.

  • On Thursday night, March 5, 2026, LeBron James hit a turnaround 12-foot jumper over Zeke Nnaji with 12 seconds left in the first quarter, giving him 15,838 career field goals to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
  • James entered the Denver game needing three field goals to surpass Abdul-Jabbar's mark and earlier tied the record on an alley-oop dunk from Luka Doncic, having attempted 31,274 field goals including more than 7,500 three-pointers.
  • At 41, LeBron James continues to pile up longevity records, holding playoff games record at 292 and playoff wins record at 184 while leading in most regular-season points and minutes played.
  • The milestone further cements James' place in NBA history as the new field-goal record adds to his résumé; he could pass Robert Parish's 1,611 games on March 16 against the Houston Rockets while finishing a two-year, $101.4 million deal with $52.6 million this season.
  • Abdul-Jabbar's career shooting numbers highlight era differences, as he attempted 28,307 field goals with just 18 threes and shot 55.9%, while James has hit 51.6% of his shots and no player besides them has more than 14,000 field goals made.
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LeBron James sets all-time field-goal mark in Lakers' loss to Nuggets

Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds to overcome nine turnovers, and the host Denver Nuggets beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-113 on Thursday night in a crucial Western Conference matchup.

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LeBron James breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar NBA record for field goals

LeBron James' first-quarter bucket was the 15,838th of his career, the most by a player in NBA history.

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LeBron James breaks another Kareem Abdul

Lakers star LeBron James breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's record for most career field goals in the regular season during Thursday's game against Denver.

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LeBron bests Kareem for most made FG in history

LeBron James made the 15,838th FG of his career on Thursday night, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most made field goals in NBA history.

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LeBron James Breaks NBA Record That Stood for Nearly 40 Years

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is now the NBA’s all-time leader in field goals made, surpassing the previous record which has been held by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for almost 37 years.

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LeBron James breaks Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s NBA record for career field goals

LeBron James has become the NBA’s leader in career field goals. James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Thursday night in Denver.

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