The Los Angeles Lakers star completed against his 1,822nd player — Portland Trail Blazers center Yang Hansen — on Sunday night at the Moda Center, which is a remarkable figure on its own in his 23 seasons in the NBA. According to Stathead, James has now played against 33.8% of all players who have ever competed in an NBA game.

The Portland Trail Blazers are looking to get back to .500 in the 2025-26 season as they take on the Sacramento Kings on Sunday night. This is the second night

“It feels like we’re starting to be the team that everyone thought we were going to be at the beginning of the year,” Donovan Clingan said, flashing a wide smile. “Hopefully, once we get everyone healthy, we’re going to make a big jump and we’re going to start winning a lot of games. This is just the start of it and it feels really good.”

Shaedon Sharpe scored 24 points and the Portland Trail Blazers overcame high-scoring Deni Avdija’s absence to beat the Atlanta Hawks 117-101 on Thursday night.