SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- After LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the all-time leader in regular-season minutes played on 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.