Carmelo Anthony became the all-time leading scorer in United States men's Olympic basketball history on Wednesday night, surpassing LeBron James.
Facing Australia, Anthony passed James' mark of 273 points in the first quarter. David Robinson (270) and Michael Jordan (256) are third and fourth on the all-time list, respectively.
Anthony totaled 14 points in the opening quarter. He is the first U.S. men's basketball player to compete in four Olympics and has a chance to become the first men's basketball player to win three Olympic gold medals.
The veteran New York Knicks forward won gold with the U.