LeBron James is now the National Basketball Association (NBA) ‘s leading scorer

 

 

The 38-year-old broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s previous record of 38,387 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder last Tuesday, Feb. 7.

It’s the latest, arguably most incredible, honor in “King James”‘s illustrious career, a fitting moniker for a player who continues to have a powerful impact on the game of basketball.

Olympics.com looks back at the titles, medals, records, and stats of one of basketball’s most legendary players.

 

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High School Statistics and Records

The fact that James was selected as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft 2003 out of high school, everything you must know about how great his career at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School is.

The small college-preparatory Catholic high school in Akron, Ohio, owes its fame to the exploits of its most famous alums.

James made his high school debut at 14 in 1999, and his performances quickly attracted national attention; several of James’ fights were televised nationally during his senior year.

A phenomenal athlete, James racked up numerous honors en route to leading St. Vincent-St. Louis. Mary won three state championships in four years when the Irish Fighters lost just six games (James’ high school record was 101-6)!

 

High school awards

• National Basketball Championship: 2003

• 3 x State Championships: 2000, 2001, 2003

• 2 x Gatorade National Player of the Year: 2002, 2003

• 2× USA Basketball: 2002, 2003

• 2× USA TODAY HS Player of the Year: 2002, 2003

• 3× Ohio Mr. Basketball: 2001, 2002, 2003

• 3 x “USA TODAY” First Team All-American: 2001, 2002, 2003

• 2 x PARADE High School Player of the Year: 2002, 2003

• 2 x First Team Parade All-American: 2002, 2003

• Second Team Parade All-American: 2001

• Gatorade Male Athlete of the Year: 2003

• Naismith Reserves Player of the Year: 2003

• McDonald’s Player of the Year: 2003

• McDonald’s High School All-American: 2003

• McDonald’s Slam Dunk (Powerade Jam Fest): 2003

• McDonald’s All-American Game MVP: 2003

• E.A. Sports Roundball Classic MVP: 2003

• Jordan Capital Classic MVP: 2003

• Morgan Wooten National Player of the Year: 2003

 

 

NBA stats, awards, and records

James talks up as a future NBA star in high school, and his decision to forego college & declare for the NBA draft made the 2003 draft lottery one of the most anticipated in years.

As fate would have it, James’ hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, ended up hitting the lottery and officially selected the Ohio native as the No. 1 pick. What a selection it was.

In his first career game, the 18-year-old prodigy had 25 points, six rebounds, and nine assists in a loss to the Sacramento Kings, but that’s only a tiny part of what’s to come. At the end of the 2003-04 season, James became the first Cavaliers player to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award & was named to the All-Rookie First Team.

 

 

2003-2010 Cleveland Cavaliers Awards

• NBA Rookie of the Year (2004)

• NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004)

• 6-time NBA All-Star (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

• 2-time NBA All-Star Game MVP (2006, 2008)

• 2-time NBA Most Valuable Player (2009, 2010)

• 4-time All-NBA First Team selection (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)

• 2-time All-NBA Second Team selection (2005, 2007)

• 2-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009, 2010)

• NBA scoring champion (2008)

Although James has reached his potential in the first stage of his NBA career, the championship is still in sight. In 2010, the then-26-year-old unrestricted free agent signed with the Miami Heat, joining Florida State Olympians Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

In his first season with the Miami, James reached the NBA Finals, though Miami lost to Dirk Nowitzki & the Dallas Mavericks in six games.

James was defamed for his plays in the Finals (he averaged just three points per game in the fourth quarter of the series), but he had a big 2011-12 season. The 2.06-meter (6-foot-9) forward averaged 27.1 points on 53 percent shooting, 7.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.9 steals to win his third regular-season MVP and help The Miami return to the Finals, where they defeated the OKC Thunder. James averaged 28.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, & 7.4 assists per game and was voted unanimously for the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, winning his first career NBA title.

 

 

2010-2014 Miami Heat Awards

• 2 NBA championships (2012, 2013)

• 2-time NBA Finals MVP (2012, 2013)

• 2-time NBA MVP (2012, 2013)

• 4-time NBA All-Star (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

• 4-time All-NBA First Team selection (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

• 3-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (2011, 2012, 2013)

• NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2014)

• Associated Press (A.P.) Athlete of the Year (2013)

• Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year (2012)

• USA Basketball Male Player of the Year (2012)

In June 2014, James opted out of his contract with the Heat instead of returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his first season with Cleveland, James helped the Cavaliers return to the Finals, making him the 1st player since the 1960s to reach five consecutive NBA Finals.

Despite averaging 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, & 8.8 assists in the Finals, James couldn’t stop Golden State from winning the title in six games. However, the following season, James and his partners will return to the Finals for a rematch with the Warriors. After trailing 3-1 in the series, Cleveland won the next two matches thanks to a superhuman effort by James (who scored 41 straight in Games 5 and 6) to force a Decisive Game 7 in Oakland, California. Undeterred by the raucous road crowd, James helped the Cavaliers simultaneously win Cleveland’s first professional sports title in 52 years, becoming the first team in the history of the NBA to record a triple-double and the third in the NBA. The player with the triple-double in Game 7 of the Finals came back from a 3-1 series deficit in the Finals.

 

2014-2018 Cleveland Cavaliers Awards

• NBA Championship (2016)

• NBA Finals MVP (2016)

• 4-time NBA All-Star (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)

• 4-time All-NBA First Team selection (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)

• NBA All-Star Game MVP (2018)

• A.P. Athlete of the Year (2018)

• Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year (2016)

After becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2018, James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. A groin injury in his first season with the Lakers caused him to miss 17 straight games, and the Lakers fell out of the playoffs (the first time James has missed the playoffs since 2005).

The following season, the Lakers became a force in the Western Conference with the help of James and Anthony Davis, whom the team acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans in the offseason. Los Angeles entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and advanced to the Finals convincingly, losing only three games in total through the first three rounds. In the Finals, the Lakers beat the Heat in six games, allowing James to average 29.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 8.5 assists in the series for his fourth NBA title and fourth Finals MVP. James also became the second oldest player in league history to win the award (35 days and 287 days) and the third player in the history of the NBA to win at least one championship with three different teams.

 

 

Los Angeles Lakers Awards 2018-present

• NBA Championship (2020)

• NBA Finals MVP (2020)

• 5-time NBA All-Star (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

• All-NBA First Team (2020)

• All-NBA Second Team (2021)

• 2-time All-NBA Third Team (2019, 2022)

• NBA assists leader (2020)

• NBA 75th Anniversary Team

• A.P. Athlete of the Year (2020)

• Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year (2020)

• Sportsman of the Year (2020)

• All-time NBA scoring leader (2023)

 

 

LeBron James Team USA Stats, Awards, and Records

Immediately after his rookie season in the NBA, James represented the United States at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He played limited minutes (14.6 minutes per game), averaged 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in eight games, and Team USA won the bronze medal – becoming the first U.S. team not to win the gold medal since adding an active NBA player to their roster.

James returned to the U.S. team at the 2006 FIBA World Championships in Japan, where the U.S. team won another bronze medal. At the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, an Olympic qualifier for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, James averaged 18.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 4.7 assists as the U.S. went 10-0 to win gold and qualify for the Olympics qualifications.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Team USA’s “Redemption Team” went undefeated to win its first gold medal since Sydney 2000.

In the 2012 London Olympics, James represented the United States in a significant event for the last time. He scored 1 point, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists against Australia, creating the first triple-double in the history of U.S. Olympic basketball. The United States would once again be crowned Olympic champion, with James joining Michael Jordan as the only player to win the NBA MVP Award, NBA Championship, NBA Finals MVP, and Olympic gold in the same year.

 

 

Award with Team America

• 2004 Athens Olympic Bronze Medalist

• 2006 FIBA World Championship bronze medalist

• 2007 FIBA Americas Championship Gold Medalist

• 2008 Beijing Olympic Gold Medalist

• 2012 London Olympic Gold Medalist

 

 

LeBron James’ Notable Career Achievements

It is by no means the definitive list of all of James’ extensive accomplishments.

• Top scorer in NBA history

• Most consecutive games in double figures (1096 games)

• Most All-NBA first-team selections (13)

• Most scoring games in NBA history (1,171)

• He is the only NBA player with at least 30,000 pts, 10,000 rebounds & 10,000 assists.

• The only player in NBA history with top 5 scorings, top 10 assists, and top 10 steals

• One of 2 players in the history of the NBA to win at least four NBA MVP Awards & four NBA Finals MVP Awards (Michael Jordan is the other).

• Most points scored in playoff history (7,631)

• Most playoff wins in history (174)

• Most playoff games in history (266)

• Youngest player to reach the points-per-round milestone (pass 37,000)

 

 

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LeBron James is now the National Basketball Association (NBA) ‘s leading scorer

 

 

The 38-year-old broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s previous record of 38,387 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder last Tuesday, Feb. 7.

It’s the latest, arguably most incredible, honor in “King James”‘s illustrious career, a fitting moniker for a player who continues to have a powerful impact on the game of basketball.

Olympics.com looks back at the titles, medals, records, and stats of one of basketball’s most legendary players.

 

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High School Statistics and Records

The fact that James was selected as the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft 2003 out of high school, everything you must know about how great his career at St. Vincent-St. Mary High School is.

The small college-preparatory Catholic high school in Akron, Ohio, owes its fame to the exploits of its most famous alums.

James made his high school debut at 14 in 1999, and his performances quickly attracted national attention; several of James’ fights were televised nationally during his senior year.

A phenomenal athlete, James racked up numerous honors en route to leading St. Vincent-St. Louis. Mary won three state championships in four years when the Irish Fighters lost just six games (James’ high school record was 101-6)!

 

High school awards

• National Basketball Championship: 2003

• 3 x State Championships: 2000, 2001, 2003

• 2 x Gatorade National Player of the Year: 2002, 2003

• 2× USA Basketball: 2002, 2003

• 2× USA TODAY HS Player of the Year: 2002, 2003

• 3× Ohio Mr. Basketball: 2001, 2002, 2003

• 3 x “USA TODAY” First Team All-American: 2001, 2002, 2003

• 2 x PARADE High School Player of the Year: 2002, 2003

• 2 x First Team Parade All-American: 2002, 2003

• Second Team Parade All-American: 2001

• Gatorade Male Athlete of the Year: 2003

• Naismith Reserves Player of the Year: 2003

• McDonald’s Player of the Year: 2003

• McDonald’s High School All-American: 2003

• McDonald’s Slam Dunk (Powerade Jam Fest): 2003

• McDonald’s All-American Game MVP: 2003

• E.A. Sports Roundball Classic MVP: 2003

• Jordan Capital Classic MVP: 2003

• Morgan Wooten National Player of the Year: 2003

 

 

NBA stats, awards, and records

James talks up as a future NBA star in high school, and his decision to forego college & declare for the NBA draft made the 2003 draft lottery one of the most anticipated in years.

As fate would have it, James’ hometown team, the Cleveland Cavaliers, ended up hitting the lottery and officially selected the Ohio native as the No. 1 pick. What a selection it was.

In his first career game, the 18-year-old prodigy had 25 points, six rebounds, and nine assists in a loss to the Sacramento Kings, but that’s only a tiny part of what’s to come. At the end of the 2003-04 season, James became the first Cavaliers player to win the NBA Rookie of the Year Award & was named to the All-Rookie First Team.

 

 

2003-2010 Cleveland Cavaliers Awards

• NBA Rookie of the Year (2004)

• NBA All-Rookie First Team (2004)

• 6-time NBA All-Star (2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010)

• 2-time NBA All-Star Game MVP (2006, 2008)

• 2-time NBA Most Valuable Player (2009, 2010)

• 4-time All-NBA First Team selection (2006, 2008, 2009, 2010)

• 2-time All-NBA Second Team selection (2005, 2007)

• 2-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (2009, 2010)

• NBA scoring champion (2008)

Although James has reached his potential in the first stage of his NBA career, the championship is still in sight. In 2010, the then-26-year-old unrestricted free agent signed with the Miami Heat, joining Florida State Olympians Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh.

In his first season with the Miami, James reached the NBA Finals, though Miami lost to Dirk Nowitzki & the Dallas Mavericks in six games.

James was defamed for his plays in the Finals (he averaged just three points per game in the fourth quarter of the series), but he had a big 2011-12 season. The 2.06-meter (6-foot-9) forward averaged 27.1 points on 53 percent shooting, 7.9 rebounds, 6.2 assists, and 1.9 steals to win his third regular-season MVP and help The Miami return to the Finals, where they defeated the OKC Thunder. James averaged 28.6 points, 10.2 rebounds, & 7.4 assists per game and was voted unanimously for the Bill Russell NBA Finals Most Valuable Player, winning his first career NBA title.

 

 

2010-2014 Miami Heat Awards

• 2 NBA championships (2012, 2013)

• 2-time NBA Finals MVP (2012, 2013)

• 2-time NBA MVP (2012, 2013)

• 4-time NBA All-Star (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

• 4-time All-NBA First Team selection (2011, 2012, 2013, 2014)

• 3-time NBA All-Defensive First Team (2011, 2012, 2013)

• NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2014)

• Associated Press (A.P.) Athlete of the Year (2013)

• Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year (2012)

• USA Basketball Male Player of the Year (2012)

In June 2014, James opted out of his contract with the Heat instead of returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers. In his first season with Cleveland, James helped the Cavaliers return to the Finals, making him the 1st player since the 1960s to reach five consecutive NBA Finals.

Despite averaging 35.8 points, 13.3 rebounds, & 8.8 assists in the Finals, James couldn’t stop Golden State from winning the title in six games. However, the following season, James and his partners will return to the Finals for a rematch with the Warriors. After trailing 3-1 in the series, Cleveland won the next two matches thanks to a superhuman effort by James (who scored 41 straight in Games 5 and 6) to force a Decisive Game 7 in Oakland, California. Undeterred by the raucous road crowd, James helped the Cavaliers simultaneously win Cleveland’s first professional sports title in 52 years, becoming the first team in the history of the NBA to record a triple-double and the third in the NBA. The player with the triple-double in Game 7 of the Finals came back from a 3-1 series deficit in the Finals.

 

2014-2018 Cleveland Cavaliers Awards

• NBA Championship (2016)

• NBA Finals MVP (2016)

• 4-time NBA All-Star (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)

• 4-time All-NBA First Team selection (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)

• NBA All-Star Game MVP (2018)

• A.P. Athlete of the Year (2018)

• Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year (2016)

After becoming an unrestricted free agent in 2018, James signed with the Los Angeles Lakers. A groin injury in his first season with the Lakers caused him to miss 17 straight games, and the Lakers fell out of the playoffs (the first time James has missed the playoffs since 2005).

The following season, the Lakers became a force in the Western Conference with the help of James and Anthony Davis, whom the team acquired from the New Orleans Pelicans in the offseason. Los Angeles entered the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference and advanced to the Finals convincingly, losing only three games in total through the first three rounds. In the Finals, the Lakers beat the Heat in six games, allowing James to average 29.8 points, 11.8 rebounds, and 8.5 assists in the series for his fourth NBA title and fourth Finals MVP. James also became the second oldest player in league history to win the award (35 days and 287 days) and the third player in the history of the NBA to win at least one championship with three different teams.

 

 

Los Angeles Lakers Awards 2018-present

• NBA Championship (2020)

• NBA Finals MVP (2020)

• 5-time NBA All-Star (2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)

• All-NBA First Team (2020)

• All-NBA Second Team (2021)

• 2-time All-NBA Third Team (2019, 2022)

• NBA assists leader (2020)

• NBA 75th Anniversary Team

• A.P. Athlete of the Year (2020)

• Sports Illustrated Athlete of the Year (2020)

• Sportsman of the Year (2020)

• All-time NBA scoring leader (2023)

 

 

LeBron James Team USA Stats, Awards, and Records

Immediately after his rookie season in the NBA, James represented the United States at the 2004 Athens Olympics. He played limited minutes (14.6 minutes per game), averaged 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds in eight games, and Team USA won the bronze medal – becoming the first U.S. team not to win the gold medal since adding an active NBA player to their roster.

James returned to the U.S. team at the 2006 FIBA World Championships in Japan, where the U.S. team won another bronze medal. At the 2007 FIBA Americas Championship, an Olympic qualifier for the 2008 Beijing Olympics, James averaged 18.1 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 4.7 assists as the U.S. went 10-0 to win gold and qualify for the Olympics qualifications.

At the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Team USA’s “Redemption Team” went undefeated to win its first gold medal since Sydney 2000.

In the 2012 London Olympics, James represented the United States in a significant event for the last time. He scored 1 point, 14 rebounds, and 12 assists against Australia, creating the first triple-double in the history of U.S. Olympic basketball. The United States would once again be crowned Olympic champion, with James joining Michael Jordan as the only player to win the NBA MVP Award, NBA Championship, NBA Finals MVP, and Olympic gold in the same year.

 

 

Award with Team America

• 2004 Athens Olympic Bronze Medalist

• 2006 FIBA World Championship bronze medalist

• 2007 FIBA Americas Championship Gold Medalist

• 2008 Beijing Olympic Gold Medalist

• 2012 London Olympic Gold Medalist

 

 

LeBron James’ Notable Career Achievements

It is by no means the definitive list of all of James’ extensive accomplishments.

• Top scorer in NBA history

• Most consecutive games in double figures (1096 games)

• Most All-NBA first-team selections (13)

• Most scoring games in NBA history (1,171)

• He is the only NBA player with at least 30,000 pts, 10,000 rebounds & 10,000 assists.

• The only player in NBA history with top 5 scorings, top 10 assists, and top 10 steals

• One of 2 players in the history of the NBA to win at least four NBA MVP Awards & four NBA Finals MVP Awards (Michael Jordan is the other).

• Most points scored in playoff history (7,631)

• Most playoff wins in history (174)

• Most playoff games in history (266)

• Youngest player to reach the points-per-round milestone (pass 37,000)