Debut at 18, still playing at 40 – James makes more history
LeBron James became the first person in NBA history to play as a teenager and past the age of 40 as the Los Angeles Lakers lost to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
James, who made his NBA debut as an 18-year-old in 2003, turned 40 on 30 December.
He scored 23 points in the 122-110 defeat at the Crypto.com Arena in LA, but 27 from Jarrett Allen helped Cleveland to an eighth-straight win.
Widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time, James last year became the NBA’s all-time leading points scorer.
He has won four NBA Championships, been named Most Valuable Player four times and is in his 22nd season in the NBA, a record he shares with the now-retired Vince Carter.
The Cavs remain top of the Eastern Conference and the Lakers are seventh in the West.
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