By taking the court, James passed one-time opponent and Hall of Fame forward Dirk Nowitzki for fourth all-time in games played. James, who turned 40 years old last week, has suited up in 1,523 total games and now trails only Robert Parish (1,611), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560) and Vince Carter (1,541) in that category.

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.

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,