LeBron James lands new historical feat, only one other NBA player has ever managed it in history

LeBron James established his case as the gold standard of longevity in basketball.

No other player in NBA history has reached the level of continued success that LeBron James is savoring right now.

At age 40 and his 22nd season within the Association, the Los Angeles Lakers superstar remains aging like a fine wine who is still capable of running the entire show with his explosiveness, athleticism, and all-around wonder.

And on Tuesday night against the Washington Wizards , the future Hall of Famer has further solidified himself as the games ultimate ironman with another mind-blowing feat.

LeBron James makes new history in win vs.

Wizards LeBron James holds countless achievements and milestones in his career.

As such, his latest holds a significant weight that truly fulfills his sustained excellence in playing the game.

LeBron James dropped a historic triple-double to lead the Lakers 111-88 victory.

Across 36 minutes of action, James finished with impressive numbers of 21 points, 13 assists, and 10 boards while shooting 8-of-18 from the field.

The stat line propelled him to enter an elite exclusive club, joining Utah Jazz icon Karl Malone as the only players in the leagues record books to record a triple-double at age 40 or older.

The legendary power forward first accomplished this with the Lakers on Nov.

28, 2003 against the San Antonio Spurs the year in which James entered the NBA as an 18-year-old high school phenom.

LeBron James (40yr, 23d) joins Karl Malone as the only players in NBA history to record a triple-double at age 40 or older! https://t.co/zSVpLMP5Tp pic.twitter.com/ANQwvz9IEG LeBron continues to defy Father Time The play that undoubtedly highlighted James historic night was his poster dunk against Jonas Valanciunas .

In the second quarter, after Austin Reaves rebounded the ball from a Max Christie miss, James soared high for an alley-oop dunk, clinching an amazing three-point play that put the entire Crypto.com Arena crowd on its feet.

It was indeed a simple representation of how James will continue to defy Father Time .

40 YEAR OLD LEBRON JAMES PUTS JONAS VALANCIUNAS ON AN ALLEY-OOP POSTER! LeBron adding to his legendary career highlights reel in year 22! pic.twitter.com/Gwmpm0VsEk I got hyped.

I was screaming so loud.

I mean, it wasnt one of his best ones.

Ive seen better, but it was a good one, Anthony Davis jokingly said of Jamess poster slam.

This remarkable triple-double marks the ninth for LeBron this season for the Lakers, only trailing reigning league MVP Nikola Jokic on the list who has 19.

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