LeBron breaks all-time minutes record as Lakers get on track - ESPN

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leader in regular-season minutes played Thursday, Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick congratulated the 39-year-old star in the locker room in front of the team.

The reception from his teammates following L.A.'s 113-100 win over the Sacramento Kings was a little looser.

«They told me I'm old as hell and all that,» James said after logging 34 minutes to bring his career total to 57,471, moving Abdul-Jabbar to No. 2 with 57,446.

James, a 22-year veteran, is the oldest active player in the league and has finally shown signs of aging this season, recently taking an eight-day absence from the team to rehabilitate a left foot injury.

However, he has turned in two effective performances since coming back to the lineup, and the Lakers won both games against teams they're jostling with in the Western Conference standings in the Memphis Grizzlies and Sacramento. He had 19 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds against the Kings after putting up 18, 8 and 8 against the Grizzlies.

«His voice is what we missed the two games that he was out — on both ends of the floor,» said Anthony Davis, who finished with 21 points and season highs in rebounds (19) and blocks (6). «I mean, he's a natural-born leader when it comes to the game, and when it's time where it might seem chaotic, he's able to kind of take control and just get us into something and we try to execute as good as possible.»

It was not too long ago that the entire Lakers season was starting to feel chaotic, with L.A. dropping seven out of nine games and then James leaving the lineup for two games to rest.

But the Lakers have bounced back with wins in three out of their past four games, with their