LeBron James became only the fourth player in NBA history to record a triple double after turning 38 when the Los Angeles Lakers went up against the New York Knicks.
The Los Angeles Lakers travelled to face the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday night. It was the visitors who came out on top against the hosts in a 129-123 road win, courtesy of yet another monstrous performance by the evergreen LeBron James who racked up a triple-double to help his team to an important win at the iconic MSG stadium against the Knicks.
LeBron James who turned 38 recently, has not slowed any signs of slowing down this season, and his incredible form as he tries to close in on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring record reached another high after he recorded a triple-double on Tuesday. James racked up 28 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists against the Knicks to record his first triple-double of the season so far.
No stranger to breaking records, James moved into the fourth spot on the all-time assist leaderboard in NBA history with his performance. The triple-double also meant that James had broken yet another record – after a stat surfaced about the NBA legend following the end of the game.
What stat surfaced about LeBron James following the end of the Lakers-Knicks game?
Following the Lakers-Knicks game, it was found out that LeBron James became only the fourth player in NBA history to record a triple-double after turning 38.
Following the conclusion of the outing at Madison Square Garden, a stat surfaced on social media that highlighted the significance of James’ performance. The stat said that LeBron James became only the fourth player in NBA history to record a triple-double after turning 38, only after the likes of some absolute legends of the game such as Karl Malone, Tim Duncan and Elvin Hayes.
LeBron’s road to breaking the all-time scoring record is becoming one stacked with records of all sorts, and he will certainly reach the pinnacle of the sport by the time he is done with his career.
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