Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James broke Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s long standing NBA record for most minutes played in regular season history when he clocked his 57,447th minute in his team’s win over Sacramento Kings on Thursday.
Abdul-Jabbar, a six-time NBA champion and six-time Most Valuable Player, finished his career in 1989 having played 57,446 minutes.
James, who turns 40 later this month, broke the record 10 minutes into the 113-100 win in Sacramento — the same team against which he made his NBA debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2003.
“It’s just a commitment to the craft and to the passion and love I have for the game. I don’t take much time in the off-season. A little bit more time now”, said James, who has played over 1,500 games in his career.
“I didn’t take much time in the off-season, no matter if I was making the 10 Finals appearances back-to-back and just always trying to keep my body in tip-top shape”.
With nearly 12,000 minutes in the playoffs, James has spent nearly 70,000 minutes on court since he started his career. He is currently in his 22nd NBA season.
