LeBron James has surpassed Michael Jordan in yet another statistical category, unseating Jordan in fourth place on the NBA’s all-time scoring list.
James finished Monday’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers needing just 13 points to eclipse Jordan’s 32,292 career points. He moved past him with a layup in the second quarter of Wednesday’s game against the Denver Nuggets.
James reached his latest benchmark in the 1,190th game of his career, nearing the end of his 16th season. Jordan submitted his regular-season scoring résumé in 1,072 games over 15 seasons. Already the youngest player to reach 10,000 points, 20,000 points and 30,000 points, James is naturally the youngest to reach this height in NBA history, too — 66 days past his 34th birthday.
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