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The bucket gave James 15,838 career field goals in his unprecedented 23rd NBA season. Abdul-Jabbar had 15,837 baskets when the skyhook-wielding big man ended his 20-year career in 1989 as the NBA’s career scoring leader. Karl Malone is a distant third with 13,528 field goals.
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.
We're officially in the home stretch of the 2025-26 NBA campaign. Roughly three quarters of the season is behind us, and teams all over the league are jockeying for playoff or lottery position.
LeBron James has made a career out of getting buckets and records yet another piece of hoops history. Brian Martin, for NBA.com Check out LeBron James' top career plays in this highlight mix! The point of basketball is right in the name: put the ball in the basket.