LeBron James made NBA history in Pelicans-Lakers game

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On Saturday night, the Los Angeles Lakers play against the New Orleans Pelicans in Louisiana.

By playing in the game, LeBron James made incredible NBA history.

The future Hall of Famer has passed John Stockton for fifth in all-time games played list.

Dirk Nowitzki, Vince Carter, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Robert Parish are the only players remaining ahead of James.

Via Los Angeles Lakers: ” LeBron passes John Stockton for 5th-most games played in NBA history.”

Despite his 22nd season, James is still among the best players in the NBA.

He entered Saturday’s game averaging 23.5 points, 8.8 rebounds and 9.6 assists per game while shooting 52.3% from the field and 44.6% from three-point range in 12 games .

James is in his seventh season playing for the Lakers.

The Lakers are 8-4 in their first 12 games of the 2024-25 NBA season.

They are in the midst of a four-game winning streak (and currently the fifth seed in the Western Conference).

After New Orleans, the Lakers play their next game on Tuesday night when they host Jordan Clarkson and the Utah Jazz in California.

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November 16, 2024; New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) dribbles against New Orleans Pelicans guard Brandon Boston Jr. (11) in the first half at the Smoothie King Center. Mandatory credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

As for Stockton, he spent all 19 seasons of his legendary career with the Utah Jazz.

The Hall of Fame point guard had career averages of 13.1 points, 2.7 rebounds, 10.5 assists and 2.2 steals per game. competition while shooting 51.5% from the field and 38.4% from three-point range in 1,504 regular season games.