BREAKING: LeBron James Made NBA History In Kings-Lakers Game
On Wednesday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers are hosting the Sacramento Kings in California.
LeBron James is playing in his 1,477th career game, which moves ahead of Hall of Famer Karl Malone for sole possession of sixth on the NBA's all-time regular season games played list.
Following Malone, the next player for James to pass will be Hall of Famer John Stockton (1,504).
Via The NBA: "Congrats to @KingJames of the @Lakers for moving into 6th all-time in games played!"
James entered the evening with averages of 25.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 7.9 assists and 1.3 steals per contest while shooting 52.7% from the field and 40.7% from the three-point range in 55 games.
The Lakers are the ninth seed in the Western Conference with a 34-29 record in 63 games.
They have gone 7-3 over their last ten games and most recently beat the Oklahoma City Thunder by a score of 116-104.
James had 19 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and one steal while shooting 7/14 from the field and 1/3 from the three-point range in 31 minutes of playing time.
Following their matchup with the Kings, the Lakers will remain in Los Angeles to host the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday evening.
James is in his 21st season in the NBA and his sixth playing for the Lakers.
He has also spent time with the Cleveland Cavaliers (twice) and Miami Heat.
His career averages are 27.1 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.5 steals per contest while shooting 50.5% from the field and 34.7% from the three-point range.
