LeBron James debuts against Utah, starts record 23rd season

LA Lakers superstar LeBron James made his campaign debut vs. the Utah Jazz today, starting his NBA-record 23^rd year.

The legend finished with 11 points, 4-of-7 shooting, to go along with 12 assists in his team’s 140-125 victory. LeBron spent 30 minutes on the court and scored twice from the 3-point line on 3 attempts.

James missed the 1^st 14 matches of the campaign, with sciatica, a nerve issue that affected his lower back and kept him sidelined for the start of the season.

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With his start vs. Utah, LeBron became the 1^st NBA basketballer in history to compete in 23 campaigns, breaking a tie with Vince Carter.

He returned to training with the Lakers at the beginning of the week, joining his Los Angeles teammates for his first 5-on-5 action with them since his organization’s 1^st-round postseason elimination vs. the Minnesota Timberwolves in the spring.

LeBron, already the league’s all-time scorer, entered the game 50 matches behind Boston Celtics legend  Robert Parish for the all-time lead in matches played, and now is 496 assists behind Jason Kidd for the 3^rd spot in the all-time list.