LeBron James Had Jokes After Breaking NBA's All-Time Minutes Played Record

Tom Dierberger | 4 Hours Ago

James is averaging 22.6 points in 35.0 minutes per game this season. / Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

LeBron James etched his name into the top spot on another all-time NBA leaderboard Thursday night during the Los Angeles Lakers' 113–100 win over the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center.

James played 34 minutes against the Kings, boosting his career total to 57,471 minutes on the floor—enough to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the all-time lead. Abdul-Jabbar played 57,446 minutes over 20 seasons from 1969 to '89, while James surpassed him in his 22nd season.

One night after claiming the all-time minutes crown, James publicized his gratitude for his longevity in a post on social media. He did so while recreating an iconic photo of Wilt Chamberlain's 100-point game, but instead of "100" written on the box score, James went with "1 billion" to represent his minutes total.

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Classic.

James is playing 35.0 minutes in 25 games this season, his third-lowest mark of his career but a higher average than 2019-20 (34.6) and 2020-21 (33.4) with the Lakers. He's averaging 25.0 points per game while shooting 51.3% from the field and 36.5% from three-point range—numbers right around his career averages.

As James evades Father Time, he continues to rack up plenty of time on the basketball court.

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