{"id":568918,"date":"2026-03-28T00:39:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/568918\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T00:39:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T00:39:11","slug":"unique-lebron-james-stat-emerges-amid-his-23rd-nba-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/568918\/","title":{"rendered":"Unique LeBron James Stat Emerges Amid His 23rd NBA Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/lebron-james\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:LeBron James;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;LeBron James&quot;}\" class=\"link \">LeBron James<\/a> continues to add milestones and insane stats to an already decorated <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NBA&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NBA<\/a> career. Playing in his 23rd season, the 41-year-old still makes heads turn with his impeccable, and sometimes unbelievable, buckets while also contributing to the <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Los Angeles Lakers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Los Angeles Lakers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Los Angeles Lakers<\/a>&#8216; winning cause.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, the purple and gold franchise registered a crucial win against the <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/indiana-pacers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indiana Pacers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Indiana Pacers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Indiana Pacers<\/a> at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. They sealed the game 137-130 thanks to <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/stephen-smith-admits-ashamed-snubbing-184830121.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:the MVP contender;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the MVP contender&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the MVP contender<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/tag\/luka-doncic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Luka Doncic;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Luka Doncic&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Luka Doncic<\/a> who scored 43 points, 6 rebounds and 7 assists alongside Austin Reaves who contributed with 25 points and 8 assists. But King James also played an equal part in this victory, scoring valuable 23 points with 9 rebounds and 9 assists.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>On Friday, NBA revealed a stunning stat accomplished by James following Wednesday&#8217;s game in his ongoing 23rd season.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DWZcUOhEeA3\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&amp;igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:According to a post;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;According to a post&quot;}\" class=\"link \">According to a post<\/a> by the league&#8217;s official account on Instagram, Saturday, it was revealed that 19.8% of LeBron James&#8217; field goals made have been dunks this year. It&#8217;s the highest percentage of dunks from him out of his FGM during a single season in his entire career. It&#8217;s absolutely remarkable to say the least, considering the man is 41 now.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>But considering how he has made sensational dunks in the past, this news surely won&#8217;t shock his avid fans. Back in 2022, James set a perfect record of dunks. During that season, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bballforever_\/status\/1948579976548405474\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:he made 71\/71 dunks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;he made 71\/71 dunks&quot;}\" class=\"link \">he made 71\/71 dunks<\/a>, thus becoming the only player to make 100% of dunks on more than 50 attempts.<\/p>\n<p>Just days ago, King James became the player to appear in <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/magic-announce-franchise-milestone-amid-170338319.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:most NBA games;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;most NBA games&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">most NBA games<\/a> in the league&#8217;s history, breaking Robert Parish&#8217;s record of 1,611 regular season games.<\/p>\n<p>Moving forward, the Lakers will hope to get more dunks and points from him to obtain a playoff ticket eventually this season. On Saturday, they will be up against the <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/brooklyn-nets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Brooklyn Nets;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Brooklyn Nets&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Brooklyn Nets<\/a> in a home game at the Crypto.com Arena.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/caitlin-clarks-lebron-james-message-110500968.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Caitlin Clark&#039;s LeBron James Message After Pacers Lose to Lakers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Related&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: Caitlin Clark&#8217;s LeBron James Message After Pacers Lose to Lakers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This story was originally published by <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\/los-angeles-lakers\/unique-lebron-james-stat-emerges-amid-his-23rd-nba-season\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Athlon Sports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Athlon Sports&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Athlon Sports<\/a> on Mar 27, 2026, where it first appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/athlonsports.com\/nba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NBA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;NBA&quot;}\" class=\"link \">NBA<\/a> section. 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