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LeBron James is set to play for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Dallas Mavericks tonight. He missed the previous game due to a foot issue. His return is crucial for the Lakers' offense. The Mavericks will be without key players Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving.
At 41 years and 44 days old, James passed Karl Malone’s long-standing mark to become the league’s oldest triple-double man. The outing was the 123rd triple-double of his regular-season career and moved him into the top five all time, according to the AP.
The King has played for more than two decades between the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers, but he really did play basketball before he was in the league, too. There's a viral clip going around social media of James hooping when he was just 12 years old. It's awesome.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James became the oldest player in NBA history with a triple-double when he put up 28 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds in the Los Angeles Lakers' 124-104 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night.
Despite playing next to LeBron James for the past 12 months, Luka Dončić doesn't seem like he wants to follow in his footsteps as far as playing into his 40s goes.
LeBron James tallies first triple-double of the season, becomes oldest player in NBA history to record triple-double to lead Thursday's action.