LeBron James has reached another milestone, passing Dirk Nowitzki for sixth on the NBA's all-time scoring list.
With just under eight minutes in the third quarter, James drained a jumper for his 31,188th career point on Saturday against the San Antonio Spurs.
With this bucket, LeBron James moves into 6th on the #NBA's all-time scoring list! #LakeShow pic.twitter.com/nEnrNyEQ6g
— NBA Australia (@NBA_AU) October 28, 2018
James, 33, now sits directly behind Wilt Chamberlain, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, Karl Malone and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He's on pace to enter the top five and surpass Chamberlain next month
| Player | Points | |
| 1. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 38,387 | |
| 2. Karl Malone | 36,928 | |
| 3. Kobe Bryant | 33,643 | |
| 4. Michael Jordan | 32,292 | |
| 5. Wilt Chamberlain | 31,419 | |
| 6. LeBron James | 31,188 | |
| 7. Dirk Nowitzki | 31,187 | |
| 8. Shaquille O'Neal | 28,596 | |
| 9. Moses Malone | 27,409 | |
| 10. Elvin Hayes | 27,313 |
The 14-time All-Star also passed Shaquille O'Neal for the sixth-most made field goals in league history on Sunday.
James is averaging 25.8 points, 9.2 assists and 8.6 rebounds in his 16th season and first with the Los Angeles Lakers.