Los Angeles Lakers’ superstar LeBron James just keeps breaking records in the NBA. The veteran already has scored the most points in NBA history. On Thursday, James broke the record of the most baskets, too, going past legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
With 12.3 seconds remaining in the first quarter, James scored his third basket of the game against Denver Nuggets and the 15,838th of his career, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most made field goals in NBA history.
“Just to be able to link my name to being mentioned with some of the greatest to ever play this game has always been humbling and a pretty cool thing,” James said after the game. “I grew up watching, reading [about], idolizing a lot of the greats, and if I ever was able to be part of the NBA, I wanted to put myself in position that I can be named with some of the greats by doing something right. So, it’s pretty cool.”
James revealed he has worked on his turnaround fadeaway shot since losing the 2011 NBA finals with Miami Heat.
“I mean, it’s one of my patented shots,” James said. “It’s something I’ve worked on throughout my career. So, to be able to have that ability to make that shot is pretty cool.”
James finished the game with 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting but his efforts went in vain as the Lakers suffered a 120-113 loss.
Lakers coach JJ Redick revealed he is a big Bruce Springsteen fan and compared James with the legendary singer.
“I’m a big Bruce Springsteen fan,” Lakers coach JJ Redick said before the loss. “I would probably say his early albums really get me going. There’s a youthfulness to him. And energy. ‘Nebraska’ is actually my favorite album of all time, and that’s like very different for what he had done that far in his career. And then, you can see the evolution of him as a singer/songwriter. And then, he comes out with the greatest hits, and you’re like, ‘Wow, this is pretty good.’ And then after that, he comes out with ‘The Rising,’ which is one of the most important albums of the 2000s. So, you get to the end and you’re like, ‘Holy s— this guy’s greatest hits are like insane.’
“And LeBron’s greatest hits, he just keeps adding to them. He just plays and plays and plays. And the greatest hits are just … he’s got a hell of a catalog.”
The Lakers, 37-25 in the season, will next take on the Indiana Pacers on Friday.
