LeBron James breaks NBA minutes record held by Lakers legend Abdul-Jabbar, but suffers worst defeat of his career
- LeBron James rewrites record for most minutes played at 66,298, trumping NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar who held the record for more than 30 years
- LA Lakers lose to Philadelphia 76ers by 44 points in the worst defeat in James’ 20-year career, and biggest loss for LA in 290
LeBron James ticked past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for another NBA record on Monday, a night that also marked his worst defeat in a 20-year career.
James surpassed Abdul-Jabbar’s league mark for total minutes played at 66,298 in the first quarter of the LA Lakers’ game with the Philadelphia 76ers. It was LA’s heaviest defeat in 290 games.
The minutes record, which Lakers icon Abdul-Jabbar set at 66,297, includes regular-season and playoff games.
James eased past Abdul-Jabbar for the all-time NBA scoring record held by the legendary Bucks and Lakers centre until last season. James became the first NBA player with 39,000 career points and continues to distance himself from the former record of 38,387 points.
Abdul-Jabbar still leads James and Wilt Chamberlain for the league record for field goals made (15,837). James started Monday night with 14,304. He holds the record for field goals made in the playoffs with 2,872.
James is fourth on the NBA’s all-time assists list behind Chris Paul, Jason Kidd and record-holder John Stockton (15,806).