LeBron James Breaks NBA Record for Most Career Field Goals Amid Lakers' Loss

LeBron James set a new NBA record by making 15,838 career field goals, surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's previous mark of 15,837 during a game on March 5. Despite this milestone, the Los Angeles Lakers lost 120-113 to the Denver Nuggets. James, 41, scored 16 points and appeared to injure his left elbow late in the game but returned to play the final minutes. The Nuggets' Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double, and the result impacts playoff standings with the Lakers holding the sixth seed.