LeBron James became the first player in NBA history to reach 43,000 career regular-season points.
The Los Angeles Lakers superstar hit the milestone on a layup midway through the third quarter of Sunday’s 111-89 defeat to the Boston Celtics.
RANK PLAYER TOTAL POINTS
1 LeBron James 43008
2 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 38387
3 Karl Malone 36928
4 Kobe Bryant 33643
5 Michael Jordan 32292
James accomplished the feat in his 1600th regular-season game. He needs just 12 more appearances to surpass Robert Parish for the all-time NBA record.