When it comes to the legacy and resume of LeBron James, the greatest thing he has going for him is his longevity. It is arguable if he has the greatest or most productive peak in NBA history, but his prime is arguably longer than that of any other player in league history.
On the season, he’s averaging 25.3 points, 8.0 assists and 7.1 assists a game while shooting 53.0% overall and 40.7% from 3-point range. No, he doesn’t exactly play a whole lot of defense anymore, but other than that, the 39-year-old has been about as productive as he’s ever been.
After sitting out a game due to ankle soreness, James returned to action on Sunday and delivered 29 points, nine assists and eight rebounds as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 120-109. That performance meant that his streak of consecutive games with double-digit points is now at 1,208.
That’s one game more than former Lakers great Shaquille O’Neal played throughout his entire NBA career.
With his 29-point performance against the Minnesota Timberwolves, LeBron James' 10-point streak has extended to 1,208 games
This is longer than Shaquille O'Neal's entire career (1,207 games) pic.twitter.com/nYzlVlLJUE
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That streak is the longest such streak in NBA history. James long ago passed Michael Jordan, who previously held the record after surpassing another legendary Laker, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, in that category.