LeBron James Made NBA History In Lakers-Suns Game

On Thursday evening, the Los Angeles Lakers are playing the Phoenix Suns in Arizona.

LeBron James had five points, three rebounds and two assists while shooting 2/7 from the field in his first 19 minutes of playing time.

The Lakers still led by a score of 60-49 at halftime.

LeBron James Made NBA History In First Half

With his second rebound of the game, James made NBA history by moving ahead of Dennis Rodman for 22nd on the all-time rebounding list.

Witness King James wrote: "BREAKING: LeBron James (11,955) just passed Dennis Rodman for 23rd on the NBA's All-Time rebounding list… 🤯"

BREAKING: LeBron James (11,955) just passed Dennis Rodman for 23rd on the NBA's All-Time rebounding list… 🤯 LeBron James Continued Dominance

James came into the night with averages of 21.7 points, 5.7 rebounds, 7.0 assists and 1.1 steals per contest while shooting 49.9% from the field and 30.4% from three-point range in 39 games.

At 41, the four-time NBA Champion is still an elite forward.

He is coming off his 22nd straight trip to the All-Star Game.

Ryan Ward of Lakers OnSI wrote: "Per Lakers: With his first assist tonight at Phoenix, LeBron James passed Elgin Baylor (3,650) for seventh place in Lakers history. 6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (3,652) 7. LeBron James (3,651) 8. Elgin Baylor (3,650)"

Per Lakers: With his first assist tonight at Phoenix, LeBron James passed Elgin Baylor (3,650) for seventh place in Lakers history.

6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (3,652) 7. LeBron James (3,651) 8. Elgin Baylor (3,650)

James is in his eighth season with Los Angeles after stints with the Cleveland Cavaliers and Miami Heat.

Via The NBA: "This LeBron sequence 👑 Snatches the long pass. Saves it from going out. Passes. Gets it back. Goes behind-the-back to Kennard 😲"

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The Lakers came into play as the sixth seed in the Western Conference with a 34-23 record in 57 games.

They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak (and have won five out of their last ten).

After the Suns, the Lakers are haded to San Francisco for a showdown with Draymond Green and the Golden State Warriors at the Chase Center.

@LFRPod added: "from the Lakers: "With his ninth point tonight at Phoenix, LeBron James reached 12,000 regular season points as a Laker, becoming the 10th player in franchise histo ry to reach the mark.""

As for the Suns, they entered the night as the seventh seed in the Western Conference with a 33-26 record in 59 games.

They are in the middle of a two-game losing streak (and 5-5 over their last ten).

After the Lakers, the Suns will play their next game on Tuesday night when they visit DeMar DeRozan and the Sacramento Kings in California.