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Long live our emperor!LeBron James sets new NBA record
LeBron James officially surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s longest-serving player with an assist on Christian Wood’s score.
Los Angeles Lakers legend LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 66,297 minutes played during the second quarter of Monday’s game against the Philadelphia 76ers
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Abdul-Jabbar has played a total of 66,297 regular season and playoff minutes in his career, a number that was surpassed by James on Monday night when the Los Angeles Lakers took on the Philadelphia 76ers.
James played an additional 66,297 minutes in the second quarter, including the first three minutes he spent in the quarter.
Joel Embiid had 30 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists to lead the 76ers to a dominant 138-94 victory
Embiid, the NBA’s reigning MVP, notched his sixth statistical triple-double with two minutes remaining in the third quarter. This was the first time this season and the seventh game in his career that he had more than 10 assists.
An Embiid-James matchup never materialized. James scored 18 points in 29 minutes, but nothing he did could chip away at the Sixers’ lead. He has played more minutes than any player in NBA history, including in the playoffs.
Tyrese Maxey of the 76ers scored 31 points. Anthony Davis of the Lakers had 17 points and 11 rebounds.
Embiid stopped playing in the fourth quarter, and the 76ers still led the Lakers 40-14.
The 76ers opened the game with a lot of three-pointers, making 13 of 26 shots at halftime and leading by 25 points.