Why LeBron James' most remarkable NBA streak is now at risk - ESPN

IT TOOK ALL the way until midway through the third quarter on Nov. 18 for LeBron James — already the first player ever to suit up for a 23rd season — to make sure he kept another historic streak intact.

James, standing on the right side of the court by the Crypto.com Arena logo, passed the ball to Luka Doncic, who was positioned on the perimeter to his left. Once James released the ball, Austin Reaves sprung up from the paint to the 3-point line to set a back screen on Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen, who was guarding the Lakers star.

The action freed James to advance toward the basket to post up the much smaller Keyonte George, receive a pass back from Doncic and score a layup, maintaining history as he did it.

It was James' sixth shot of the game, and his third make.

More importantly, it lifted his point total to 11 and assured his double-digit scoring streak — which he has tended to for 1,294 games spanning nearly 18 years — would continue.

Meanwhile, James' season debut in Utah helped him to potentially maintain a far more prestigious — albeit less talked about — streak, one that better encapsulates his sustained greatness.

But it's also one that is precariously close to ending, and not necessarily because of any drop-off in James' play.

James has been named to an All-NBA team a record 21 straight times, receiving his first selection after his second season.

There have been four U.S. presidents in that time. He dominates the category so much that he also holds the record for All-NBA First Team nods with 13, which nearly matches his next closest competition for total All-NBA selections in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Tim Duncan and Kobe Bryant, who are tied at 15.

Since James' first All-NBA team, the award the league sends