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LeBron James is moving up another all-time leaderboard.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd he just passed Michael Jordan on the way.
This isn't a mark that will likely factor into any of your GOAT debates on which of LeBron or MJ is the greatest of all time, though.
James has now committed more fouls than Jordan (shoutout to Reddit account OverallGeneral7129 for the information).
Entering Tuesday night, James and Jordan each had 2,783 fouls in their NBA regular season careers.
James committed three fouls in a win against the Clippers. That pushed him past not just Jordan but also Darryl Dawkins.
LeBron is now 119th all-time in fouls committed. Dawkins falls to 120th, and Jordan is 121st.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOf note: James has played 493 more career games than Jordan.
There are five active players ahead of James on the all-time fouls list: Chris Paul, Russell Westbrook, Kyle Lowry, Brook Lopez and James Harden.
The top of the all-time fouls list is heavily skewed toward big men.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar committed 4,657 to rank first all time. The top five also includes Karl Malone, Artis Gilmore, Robert Parish and Caldwell Jones.
That's a record LeBron won't find his way to first in, but he's now ahead of Jordan.
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