LeBron James broke Michael Jordan’s NBA record for 30-point games during the Los Angeles Lakers’ victory over Atlanta on Friday night.

With a turnaround fadeaway jumper, LeBron James scores 30 points for the 563rd time, breaking a record Michael Jordan held since 2003.

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is the NBA's career scoring leader with 41,222 regular-season points and counting. That is almost 9,000 more points than Michael Jordan -- the league's fifth all-time leading scorer -- scored during his 15-year career,

LeBron James scored 30 points to become the NBA’s career leader in 30-point games, surpassing Michael Jordan’s record during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 119-102 victory over the Atlanta Hawks.

Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan is still considered by many to be the greatest player in NBA history. Putting together an iconic career in Chicago, Jordan revolutionized the game of basketball. Jordan currently sits as the fifth leading scorer in NBA history,

LeBron breaks Michael Jordan's record for most 30 point games in a career doing it 563 times, another NBA record broken by LeBron James 👑 He did it by hitting all these crazy shots back to back to back, he was literally hunting for that record pic.twitter.com/NLqyfSDqDG

LeBron James is without a doubt one of the best players in NBA history. He has already been able to reach several historical records, this time one of Michael Jordan. However, a big question arises regarding the number of games it took him to reach this record.

The NBA GOAT debate has primarily been between Michael Jordan and LeBron James for years, and Thursday night was a reminder why. The latter legend tied Jordan for the most 30-point games in NBA history (562) with his 38-point masterpiece in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 114-106 win over the Portland Trail Blazers.