LeBron James is back for the Los Angeles Lakers.
After seeing his 2025-2026 NBA season debut delayed due to a sciatic injury, he spent the entire preseason and the first 14 games of the regular season spectating.
On Monday, the Lakers upgraded LeBron’s status shortly after he participated in a full practice session. By Tuesday night, the NBA superstar was cleared for action and checked in for his official season debut against the Utah Jazz. Just 17 minutes into his shift, LeBron moved up an NBA all-time list after knocking down two shots from beyond the arc.
LeBron James is 6th All-Time…
With 2,561 total threes, LeBron has surpassed the NBA legend, Reggie Miller. Now, he’s chasing Dallas Mavericks guard, Klay Thompson, who is sitting at 2,729 threes and counting. Thompson is chasing Damian Lillard, who is out for the entire 2025-2026 season, but plans to return from an Achilles tear next season.
The retired Ray Allen is sitting third, while the active James Harden and Steph Curry fill up the top two spots. Curry has a clear lead, being the only player with over 4,000 three-pointers made in NBA history.
Heading into halftime of Tuesday’s action, LeBron had attempted just four shots, with all but one of them coming from deep. He made half of his attempts, scoring just seven points. He also produced two rebounds and four assists. The Lakers slightly trailed through the first two quarters, down 71-67 at the intermission.
Being out for so long, James has plenty of conditioning to do as he fires up his eighth Lakers season. The future Hall of Famer is coming off a 70-game run last season, where he averaged 24.4 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 8.2 assists. While some wondered if LeBron would call it a career at 40, he re-signed with LA to give it another go. It wasn’t the easiest path to open up year 23, but James is off and running against the Jazz.
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