With a turnaround fadeaway jumper, LeBron James scores 30 points for the 563rd time, breaking a record Michael Jordan held since 2003.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is the NBA's career scoring leader with 41,222 regular-season points and counting. That is almost 9,000 more points than Michael Jordan -- the league's fifth all-time leading scorer -- scored during his 15-year career,

From the No. 23 on his uniform to the turnaround, fadeaway shot he hit in the fourth quarter to reach the feat, LeBron James simultaneously honored Michael Jordan while also breaking his record for the most 30-point games in NBA history in the Los Angeles Lakers' victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Friday night.

LeBron James scored 30 points to become the NBA's career leader in 30-point games, surpassing Michael Jordan's record during the Los Angeles Lakers' 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

Besides just scoring points, LeBron has been able to contribute to winning. In that game where he tied Jordan, he helped the Lakers beat the Blazers 114-106. The Lakers are currently sixth in the Western Conference standings and are looking to keep ascending.

LeBron James and Steph Curry are no strangers when it comes to breaking records and passing legends. However, on Thursday night they both made history, tangling with arguably the greatest player

LeBron James passed Michael Jordan for the most 30-point games in NBA history as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Atlanta Hawks.

LeBron breaks Michael Jordan's record for most 30 point games in a career doing it 563 times, another NBA record broken by LeBron James 👑 He did it by hitting all these crazy shots back to back to back, he was literally hunting for that record pic.twitter.com/NLqyfSDqDG

The Los Angeles Lakers started off the new year on a high note with a 114-106 win over the Portland Trail Blazers as LeBron James led the way in Anthony Davis’ absence.

When the Lakers played the Cavaliers on Tuesday, LeBron James accomplished something no one else has in NBA history.