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LeBron James passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for most total minutes in NBA history
No player has spent more time on an NBA court than LeBron James.
The Los Angeles Lakers star passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most minutes played in the NBA when he crossed the 66,289-minute mark against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday. That includes both regular season and playoff games.
James, who turns 39 in December, passed Abdul-Jabbar for the all-time scoring lead in February when he recorded his 38,388th point in a game against the Thunder.
James was playing in his 1,519th game between the regular season and playoffs on Monday while Abdul-Jabbar played in 1,797 NBA games.
James entered play Monday averaging 33.9 minutes per game, his lowest total in a full season of his 21-year career.