ESPN.com · Mar 7, 2019
LeBron passes MJ for 4th on all-time scoring list
LOS ANGELES -- LeBron James says his first encounter with Michael Jordan was like meeting God. Now he has taken a spot above him in the scoring heavens. James passed Jordan on Wednesday night to move into fourth place on the NBA's all-time points list.
Entering the day trailing Jordan by 12 points, James tied him with a fadeaway 19-footer midway through the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets and then passed him with an and-1 layup at the 5:38 mark.
In anticipation of the feat, James tweeted before Wednesday's game that moving past Jordan would be "unreal." He also wore a pair of Nike LeBron 16s designed in the style of the Air Jordan III "white cement" model.
