LeBron James is closing in on even more NBA history.
The Los Angeles Lakers star is now second in NBA history in regular-season wins, passing Boston Celtics great Robert Parish with Sunday's win over the Philadelphia 76ers. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar holds the record for the most regular-season wins with 1,074, and James moved to 1,015 on Sunday.
While it won't happen this season, it's well within reason to believe James could pass Abdul-Jabbar and become the NBA's all-time leader in yet another stat. He needs just 59 wins, so finishing this year strong and having a good season next year would likely help him reach the mark.
The biggest question is whether James has another season left in him.
ESPN's Dave McMenamin reported last month that those close to James "have insisted that he remains undecided" about a retirement timeline, so it seems there's no definitive answer about when he'll call it a career.
On Sunday, he certainly looked capable of playing another season, if not more. James dropped a season-high 29 points and added seven boards and six assists to help the Lakers down the Philadelphia 76ers. He also h ad 10 straight points late in the fourth quarter.
James has been far from himself this year as he's putting up just 14 points, 7.8 assists and 4.3 rebounds per game, but to say that he's not still a key contributor wouldn't be accurate.
He also missed some time to start the year and has played just seven games, so he's likely still finding his rhythm.
Luckily for James, he doesn't have to be at his best every night thanks to his co-stars Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves. Behind the strong play of those two, Los Angeles has started the year 17-6 and is in second place in the Western Conference.
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