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 | LeBron James is the only active NBA player with 30, 000 points and 50, 000 career minutes.15-07-2024 |
Lakers forward LeBron James leads the NBA in career points and minutes played by a wide margin.
The star basketball player scored 38, 271 points. He has 117 points left to surpass the league`s career scoring record, held by the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
James also has 53, 592 minutes of playing time. According to this indicator, he is in third place in history, behind Abdul Jabbar (57, 446) and Karl Malone (54, 852).
Other than James, no active NBA player has surpassed 30, 000 points scored or 50, 000 minutes played in a career. The closest pursuer of the 38-year-old player in points is Brooklyn forward Kevin Durant (26, 684), and in minutes - Phoenix point guard Chris Paul (40, 882).