LeBron James climbs to fourth place on NBA’s career assists list
NEW YORK(AP) — LeBron James has climbed into fourth place on the NBA’sassists list as he closes in on becoming the league’s careerscoring leader.
Jamespassed both Mark Jackson (10,334) and Steve Nash (10,335) in thefourth quarter of the Lakers’ 129-123 overtime victory over the NewYork Knicks on Tuesday night. His 10,336th assist came on ThomasBryant’s dunk with a little more than 9 1/2 minutes remaining.
He finishedwith 11 assists and now has 10,338.
James cameinto the game 117 points from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for theNBA’s career scoring record. He is now 89 from that after scoring28.
It wasJames’ first game at Madison Square Garden since January 2020. Hemissed one game because of injury and then was suspended lastseason after striking Detroit’s Isaiah Stewart in the face.
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