LeBron James is at the top of another record book. Here's how he reacted to his latest accomplishment.
Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James made more NBA history on Thursday against the Denver Nuggets, becoming the all-time leader in made field goals.
At the end of the first quarter, LeBron hit a turnaround jumper on the baseline, his 15,838 career made field goal. He surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with the make.
LeBron's 15,838 career makes came on 31,285 field goal attempts. Kareem made his 15,837 career buckets on 28,307 attempts, though only 18 of those attempts came from three point range.
LeBron has attempted 7,523 threes in his career.
With every make moving forward, LeBron will continue to set the record. He finished Thursday's game with 15,842 made field goals.
LeBron Reacts To His Latest Record
After the game, LeBron was asked about setting the all-time field goals made record.
"At the end of the day, just being linked and my name being mentioned with some of the greatest ever to play this game is always been humbling and pretty cool," he said.
LeBron noted that he grew up watching, reading, and analyzing the greats and wanted to be in a position where his name could be mentioned among those names.
Asked about setting the record on a turnaround jumper, LeBron said that was his patented shot and something he worked on throughout his career.
He recalled working on the shot "after losing in the Finals to Dallas and playing like shit." He said he went to Hakeem Olajuwon and dialed in on the shot.
LeBron In The History Books
LeBron has lived up to all the hype he had coming into the league as a star high school player.
He's one of the most accomplished players in history as a four-time NBA Champion and four-time NBA MVP.
He's first all-time in points for both the regular season and the playoffs. He's fourth all-time in assists for the reguar season, and second when combining the regular season and playoffs. He's sixth all-time in steals, fifth when adding in the playoffs. He's third all-time in free throws made, second when including playoffs. He's second all-time in games played, first in just playoff games and first when combining both.
With only a few exceptions, if there is a record, LeBron is probably near the top of the list.
His longevity has led him to be arguably the most decorated player in the league, but he's only been able to play this long because of how good he's been throughout his entire career.