{"id":642636,"date":"2026-03-06T07:03:22","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T07:03:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/642636\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T07:03:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T07:03:22","slug":"lebron-adds-to-greatest-hits-with-all-time-field-goals-record-lwos-basketball","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/642636\/","title":{"rendered":"LeBron Adds to ‘Greatest Hits’ With All-Time Field Goals Record – LWOS Basketball"},"content":{"rendered":"

Three years and one month after LeBron James<\/a> passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/a> to become the NBA\u2019s all-time leading scorer<\/a>, history repeated itself Thursday night, with a fadeaway jumper ultimately unlocking another milestone for The King.<\/p>\n

Despite a fourth-quarter elbow injury<\/a> that kept him out<\/a> for the game\u2019s final possessions, James finished with 16 points (7-11 FG, 2-2 FT), five rebounds, eight assists, three steals and a block. And in true Laker fashion, they fell to the Denver Nuggets, 120-113, squandering their chance to move up to fifth in the West<\/a>.<\/p>\n

LeBron Adds to \u2018Greatest Hits\u2019 With All-Time Field Goals Record<\/p>\n

James recorded his 15,838th made field goal late in the first quarter, posting up Nuggets forward Zeke Nnaji<\/a> before turning around and sinking a baseline fader.<\/p>\n

LEBRON JAMES.<\/p>\n

MOST FIELD GOALS MADE IN NBA HISTORY.<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc51 pic.twitter.com\/yCj3h4j6rO<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NBA (@NBA) March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Reflecting on his latest achievement, James said<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cAt the end of the day, just my name being linked to some of the greatest that have ever played this game has always been humbling and it\u2019s a pretty cool thing. I grew up watching, reading, idolizing a lot of the greats. If I was ever able to be a part of the NBA, I wanted to put myself in position where I could be named with some of the greats by doing something right. So that\u2019s pretty cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

LeBron on his turnaround fadeaway to break the FGM record and the origin:<\/p>\n

“Losing the finals to Dallas and playing like shit. Everything in the post, going to see Hakeem, put in that work” pic.twitter.com\/8uR89BtYHe<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Oh No He Didn’t (@ohnohedidnt24) March 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Head coach JJ Redick called James a \u201ccomplete player\u201d throughout his 23-year career<\/a>, marveling at \u201chow dynamic he is at transition.\u201d<\/p>\n

Prior to Thursday\u2019s contest, he compared James\u2019 career to \u201cThe Boss,\u201d Bruce Springsteen, saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cYou get to the end [of Springsteen\u2019s career], you\u2019re like, \u2018Holy \u2026 this guy\u2019s greatest hits are insane. And LeBron\u2019s greatest hits, I mean he just keeps adding to \u2018em. He just plays and plays and plays, and the greatest hits\u2014he\u2019s got a hell of a catalogue.\u201d<\/p>\n

LeBron\u2019s Next Record Coming Soon<\/p>\n

As James\u2019 future remains up in the air beyond this season, he still has time to add more accolades as the current campaign winds down. According to The Athletic\u2019s Dan Woike<\/a>, James needs only seven more games to pass Boston Celtics legend Robert Parish<\/a> for the most regular-season games played (1,611). Had he come out of this game unscathed, James would\u2019ve been on track to reach that mark on March 18, when the Lakers face the Houston Rockets. But if the elbow injury causes him to miss more time, the accomplishment could be delayed further.<\/p>\n

Because of various foot and back injuries (in addition to early-season sciatica), James fell below the NBA\u2019s 65-game requirement for end-of-season awards, ending a 21-year-long streak of All-NBA appearances<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Lakers are right back at it Friday, battling the Indiana Pacers back in LA at 7:30 p.m.<\/p>\n

\u00a9 Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

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