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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James smiles during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Miami Heat, Thursday, March 19, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Is James running out of records to chase? How his list of accomplishments keeps growing

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Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James looks toward fans after scoring during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

James likely to stand alone forever in 40,000-point club

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks during a news conference prior to an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Los Angeles. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fell at a concert in Los Angeles and broke his hip. The NBA Hall of Famer was attending a show Friday night Dec. 15, 2023 when he was injured. Paramedics at the undisclosed venue responded and the 76-year-old was transported to a hospital for treatment. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) **FILE**

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar faces 3 months of recovery after surgery for broken hip

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, center, tries to go up for a shot as Golden State Warriors guard Brandin Podziemski, left, and guard Gary Payton II defend during the first half of an NBA preseason basketball game Friday, Oct. 13, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Inside the LeBron numbers: The ‘kid from Akron’ is now the NBA’s oldest player

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, poses for a photo with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after James become the NBA's all-time leading scorer during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) **FILE**

No drop-off in sight for NBA’s newest scoring leader LeBron James

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reacts during the first half of Game 4 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's reign atop the NBA career scoring list is about to end after nearly four decades. LeBron James is on the verge of passing Abdul-Jabbar for the record that he's held since 1984.(AP Photo/Aaron Gash, File) **FILE**

Pat Riley: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar never had potential, ‘only greatness’

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Former Hall of Fame player and coach Bob Lanier, spokesman for NBA's TeamUp, announces that balloting has begun for the NBA All-Star Game to be played in Oakland in February 2000 Monday, Nov. 15, 1999, in Oakland, Calif. Bob Lanier, the left-handed big man who muscled up beside the likes of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as one of the NBA’s top players of the 1970s, died Tuesday, May 10, 2022. He was 73.(AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) **FILE**

NBA legend, Hall of Fame center Bob Lanier dies at 73

By Noah Trister - Associated Press

Former NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar listens during a sports and activism panel in San Jose, Calif., on Jan. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Abdul-Jabbar: James should be ‘embarrassed’ for some public stances, comments

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

FILE - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arrives at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, in this July 18, 2018, file photo. Abdul-Jabbar revealed he had prostate cancer in a magazine article he wrote about health risks faced by Blacks. Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's career scoring leader, provided no other details about that illness in the piece he wrote for WebMD that first appeared Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. A publicist for Abdul-Jabbar said this is the first time he has spoken about the prostate cancer. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Abdul-Jabbar reveals past prostate cancer diagnosis in essay

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to speak on literary in New Mexico

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Former NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, center, speaks with Dominque Wilkins, left, as former player Bill Russell is seen at right, during the NBA All-Star skills session basketball contest, Saturday, Feb. 16, 2019, in Charlotte, N.C. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)

Kareem: Players like Anthony Davis have value and hold power

By TIM REYNOLDS - Associated Press

In this Monday, Feb. 12, 2018 photo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar poses in his office, in Newport Beach, Calif. Abdul-Jabbar has been a best-selling author, civil-rights activist, actor, historian and one of the greatest basketball players who ever lived. This fall Abdul-Jabbar will embark on a cross-country tour as part of “Becoming Kareem,” a stage show in which he’ll discuss his life, answer audience questions and talk about the key mentors in his life he says helped him achieve his goals along the way. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

A talkative Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reflects on becoming himself

By JOHN ROGERS - Associated Press

FILE - In this March 23, 1968, file photo, UCLA's Lew Alcindor, with the basket netting draped over his shoulders, holds a sign just after leading UCLA to the NCAA basketball championship in Los Angeles on March 23, 1968. Muhammad Ali’s actions influenced others. Alcindor boycotted the 1968 Summer Olympics. boycotted the 1968 Summer Olympics. After winning his first NBA championship in 1971, he took the Muslim name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. (AP Photo/File)

Black athletes have long history of not sticking to sports

By ERRIN HAINES WHACK - Associated Press

Retired NBA basketball player and author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar poses for a portrait on Monday, May 15, 2017 in New York to promote his book, &quot;Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court.&quot; (Photo by Brian Ach/Invision/AP)

Abdul-Jabbar: 1-and-done makes college hoops a ‘travesty’

By BRIAN MAHONEY - Associated Press

Cleveland Cavaliers' LeBron James (23) drives against Toronto Raptors' Norman Powell (24) during the first half in Game 2 of a second-round NBA basketball playoff series, Wednesday, May 3, 2017, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)

LeBron passes Abdul-Jabbar for No. 2 on playoff scoring list

By TOM WITHERS - Associated Press

NBA star Abdul-Jabbar to talk about hoops, hopes at Harvard

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Abdul-Jabbar visits Harvard, tells players to stay in school

By JIMMY GOLEN - Associated Press

FILE - In this July 13, 2016, file photo, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar presents a tribute to Muhammad Ali at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Abdul-Jabbar's next book will be a fond look back at his long friendship with John Wooden, the celebrated basketball coach at UCLA. &quot;Coach Wooden and Me&quot; will be published next June and will combine personal memories and lessons learned from his friend and mentor, Grand Central Publishing told The Associated Press on Wednesday, Sept. 28. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Abdul-Jabbar writing book about UCLA coach John Wooden

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Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant (24), looks on during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, in Chicago. Chicago won 126-115. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

SNYDER: Kobe Bryant’s retirement tour starting to become painful to watch

By Deron Snyder - The Washington Times