To be clear, this isn't a hate post. It's honestly a testament to how long and successful of a career LeBron has had to even have the opportunity to attempt this many shots in the first place.
Of course, given the LeBron hate train and how much haters like to twist the narrative, I'm shocked this has flown under the radar. According to Statmuse:
- Kobe Bryant – 14,481 FG Misses
- LeBron James – 14,476 FG Misses
- John Havlicek – 13,417 FG Misses
He'll likely get there in next season's opener. Who knows how long this record will last if he keeps playing at this level…
For context, LeBron has played 146 more regular season games than Kobe (1492 vs 1346) and has taken 3,113 more FG attempts than Kobe (29,313 vs. 26,200).
Source: Statmuse
by educationprimo
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LeBrick, Jordan would never.
Meanwhile I have never missed a basket in an NBA game
Scared money don’t make none
People aren’t bringing it up because he’s never going to miss a shot again
He has a career TS% of 58.9%. That’s really good!
He already has the scoring record, so he should just stop shooting unless it’s a dunk. No reason to risk it
He’s retiring after his 5th miss
Should be able to break the record before the all Star break if he doesn’t miss too many games.
Numbers lol
Like Favre’s interception record
Lebron once went 120/329 in a month. 36%
Havlicek once went 127/357 in a month. 35%
Kobe once went 70/225 in a month. 31%
I hope they pause the game to celebrate it
W LBJ has to hold the record when comes to those number stats 👀
“One day son, all this will be yours!”
Crazy it took 22 years
Just another record for the king
You never make 100 percent of the shots you take the most
He gonna take no FGs going forward. This season he will average 0p/17r/35a
That’s pretty cool tbh
Isn’t he only 6 MISSED field goals away?
Kobe being number 1 in this list is such a Kobe thing.
So for a period of time, the record for both the most and fewest misses in NBA history will be held (or tied) by a LeBron James
He’s gonna only dunk it from here on out
MLB all time walks allowed leader is Nolan Ryan
All time Ks leader as a batter is Reggie Jackson
All time losses leader is Cy Young
Gotta be really damn good to accrue the most of a negative stat! And yes I know that’s what you are going for OP, just wanted to reiterate your point.
It would be crazy if he didn’t make it next year.
He’s gonna hit that game 1
Kareem not being in that top 3 is wild. As is Kobe not having been passed by LeBron yet.
Bronny going to break the record during his 4 year rookie deal and then retire with LeFather
LeMiss
LeStatpadder
will they stop the game to celebrate this noble feat?
Damn it took him 20 years that’s mad impressive. The one thing people forget to consider about lebron career is that he has been hella efficient throughout his career.
He should get it one the 1st game of the season.
Then everytime someone shoots a clutch that won’t go in they can yell “LeBron”
More of a diss on Kobe tbh