Athletistic/Basketball. Los Angeles Lakers leader LeBron James took fifth place in the number of games played in the NBA regular season.

The winning game against New Orleans (104:99) was LeBron, 39, 1,505th in the regular season. Only Dirk Nowitzki (1,522), Vince Carter (1,541), Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560) and Robert Parish (1,611) are ranked above him.

LeBron signed a two-year contract extension with the Lakers in July. James is in his 23rd career season in the NBA. The forward became the absolute NBA record holder for this indicator, surpassing the feat of Vince Carter.

LeBron James is averaging 23.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 9.2 assists this NBA season.

The Lakers occupy fourth place in the Western Conference standings, with 9 victories after 13 contested days.



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