LeBron James has been wowing NBA fans over the course of his legendary 21-year career, and the league's all-time scoring leader left viewers in awe once again on Wednesday night.
But not just because of his performance on the court.
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During the Los Angeles Lakers' nationally televised game against the Dallas Mavericks, the ESPN on ABC broadcast unearthed a mind-blowing stat. Per the broadcast, James has played against 35% of all players in NBA history.
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Now that's a stat.
It's unclear whether that 35% figure is a record mark, but the NBA world was floored by it regardless:
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James, who ranks eighth all time in games played, has continued to fend off Father Time at age 39. He flirted with a triple-double (25 points, 8 rebounds, 8 assists) on Wednesday while leading the Lakers past the Mavs 127-110 at Crypto.com Arena in L.A.
James entered the night averaging 24.7 points, 7.2 rebounds and 7.5 assists over 37 games this season.