In the regular season National Basketball Association (NBA) game, in which the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Los Angeles Lakers, visiting leader LeBron James surpassed Hall of Famer and six-time NBA champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the number of minutes played in the playoffs and regular championships.
Before the game, Abdul-Jabbar had 66,297 minutes played.
Note that the top five for this indicator also includes power forward Karl Malone, who played 62,759 minutes, five-time NBA champion Kobe Bryant (57,278) and Dallas Mavericks champion Dirk Nowitzki, who played 57,263 minutes.
In February 2023, LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in total career regular-season points. Abdul-Jabbar continues to rank first in minutes played with 57,446. James has 54,635.