LeBron James stars in starting lineup against Utah Jazz; sets new record for longest NBA career
Posted on: Nov 19, 2025 16:57 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Los Angeles Lakers asterisk LeBron James has set another incredible record by featuring at the Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday night to kickstart a league-record 23rd season. The 21-time All-Star set the record for the longest career in the league’s history during his side’s fixture against the Utah Jazz. Ahead of Tuesday, James had shared the honour with Vince Carter, who played 22 NBA seasons spanning between 1998 and 2000, as per CNN.
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James was sidelined since the start of training camp by sciatica, thus ruling him out of the Lakers’ first 14 games of the 2025-26 campaign. “My lungs feel like a newborn baby. That’s the most important thing: I’ve got to get my lungs back up to a grown man,” the NBA's all-time leading scorer had told the reporters after practice on Monday, as per CNN.
James came back to practice with the side on Monday, joining the Lakers teammates for his first 5-on-5 action with them since the team’s first-round exit from the playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves in April, as per ESPN.
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Around 30 minutes prior to the tipoff, the side confirmed that James would start for the 1,561st time in his 1,563rd regular-season game, as reported by news agency AP. James checked out 5 1/2 minutes into the quarter and sat on his usual elevated seat on the Lakers’ bench before coming back to the court late in the first quarter.
With this debut, James is now 48 games behind Robert Parish’s NBA record for regular-season games played (1,611), reported AP. James had become the top scorer in the history of the NBA in February 2023, and last March, he became the first player to put up 50,000 total points in the regular season and playoffs combined, according to AP.
LeBron James has set the record for the longest career (23rd season) in the league’s history.
LeBron James made a comeback against the Utah Jazz.
Yes, in March, he became the first player to score 50,000 points in the regular season.
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