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,

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

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.

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan is still considered by many to be the greatest player in NBA history. Putting together an iconic career in Chicago, Jordan revolutionized the game of basketball. Jordan currently sits as the fifth leading scorer in NBA history,

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

Jordan set the record in 2003, taking 1,072 games over 15 seasons, while James broke the mark in his 1,523rd appearance over 22 seasons.

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan had a plethora of weapons in his arsenal that made him a force to be reckoned with during his 15-year NBA career. However, Jordan's greatest ability was arguably his scoring prowess as he finished his career with 10 NBA scoring titles and averaged 30.