LeBron James, man. What is the NBA going to do when this dude actually retires?
He’s at the point in his career where almost literally every time he steps on a court he’s setting some sort of record.
He gave us another one by being selected as an All-Star for the 19th consecutive time in his NBA career, which is completely unfathomable. It literally sounds impossible, but here James is doing it. Again.
He passed Kobe Bryant and tied Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most All-Star selections in NBA history. Not only that, but James is also tied with Kareem for All-Star games played in with 18 total. Everything this dude does is just unreal.
LeBron James has earned his 19th NBA All-Star selection, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most in league history. James and Abdul-Jabbar currently share the record for most NBA All-Star Games played with 18.
Players with the most NBA All-Star selections ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/j315AJBNDV
— NBA Communications (@NBAPR) January 27, 2023
All these stats got me thinking. When was the last time we didn’t see LeBron James in an All-Star game? I did the research to find out and, well, it’s been a long time.
The last All-Star game LeBron wasn’t in was the 2004 All-Star game in Los Angeles.
Of course, LeBron was in LA that weekend. But that’s because he was playing in the Rookie-Sophomore game taking place — not the big game.
Want to know what that game was like? Well don’t you worry — I’ve got you covered. Let’s dive into the details on the last All-Star game LeBron didn’t play in.