LeBron James overtakes Michal Jordan’s NBA all-time points score

    LeBron James has overtaken Michael Jordan’s all-time points score in the NBA.

    James, 34, netted 31 points in the LA Lakers' 115-99 defeat by the Denver Nuggets. He has scored 32,311 points, surpassing Jordan's tally of 32,292, moving him into fourth place on the points scorer list table.

    Only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Karl Malone and Kobe Bryant have scored more points than James, who began his NBA career with Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003.

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