LeBron James Sets Record For Most Career Field Goals, Redick Compares To Bruce Springsteen

Add as a preferred source on Google

LeBron James added another major NBA record on 6 March 2026, moving past Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most regular-season field goals in league history. James scored 16 points as the Los Angeles Lakers fell 120-113 to the Denver Nuggets, yet still set a new mark that highlighted long-term consistency.

The Los Angeles Lakers star also moved closer to another milestone. James has now appeared in 1,606 regular-season games, leaving the four-time NBA champion only five games behind Robert Parish, who holds the league record with 1,611 appearances, further underlining James’ lengthy time at the top level.

James’ latest historic moment came despite the defeat in Denver. By reaching and then passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s total of 15,837 field goals, James now sits alone at the top of that all-time list. The achievement adds to an already dense list of achievements that stretches across two decades.

Lakers coach JJ Redick turned to music when trying to explain where this latest LeBron James NBA record sits in basketball history. Redick drew a direct line between James’ career highlights and the work of Bruce Springsteen, underlining how deep the forward’s list of achievements already runs.

Lakers coach Redick said: "I'm a big Bruce Springsteen fan, Lakers coach JJ Redick said. I would probably say his early albums really get me going. There's a youthfulness to him. And energy. 'Nebraska' is actually my favourite album of all time, and that's like very different for what he had done that far in his career. And then, you can see the evolution of him as a singer/songwriter. And then, he comes out with the greatest hits, and you're like, 'Wow, this is pretty good.' And then after that, he comes out with 'The Rising,' which is one of the most important albums of the 2000s. So, you get to the end and you're like, 'Holy s***this guy's greatest hits are like insane.' And LeBron's greatest hits, he just keeps adding to them. He just plays and plays and plays and the greatest hits, he's got a hell of a catalogue."

James reflected on the achievement with a measured response, stressing respect for the legends who came before. "Being mentioned with some of the greatest to ever play this game has always been humbling, said James, the league's four-time Most Valuable Player. I grew up watching, reading [about], idolising a lot of the greats, and if I was able to be part of the NBA, I wanted to put myself in a position where I can be named with some of the greats by doing something right. It's a pretty cool feat, but it's hard for me to kind of wrap my head around it or what it looks like. It's something that I never had a goal to have that record. I came into this league understanding that I had to start from scratch. As the number one player in the country, I had to start from scratch and get myself up that plateau of being the number one player in the world again. So that was my only mindset."

James’ comments highlighted a focus on steady work instead of specific targets, even as another LeBron James NBA record moves into view with the games played chase. The forward said the main goal from the start was to rebuild status at professional level after arriving as a top-ranked high school player.

Looking at his place among the sport’s elite, James added perspective on the numbers. "I don't know how many players have played in the NBA, but it's the greatest players in the world, said James. For my name to be mentioned with the greats and be at the top of it is awesome." The latest LeBron James NBA record strengthened that status within league history.