LeBron James joins Karl Malone as only players to record triple-double at age 40

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LeBron James showed neither jet lag nor fatigue as he collected 21 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds in the Lakers’ 111-88 victory.

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LeBron James, the NBA’s all-time scoring leader, continues to make history in his 22nd season.

Three weeks after his 40th birthday, James became the second NBA player to record a triple-double at age 40 or older. Karl Malone was 40 years, 127 days old when he recorded a triple-double on November 28, 2003.

James had 21 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds in the Lakers’ 111-88 win over the Wizards — a day after flying to Atlanta and back to watch the College Football Playoff championship game on his day off.

This was James’ ninth triple-double of the season, second only to Nikola Jokić (19), and the 121st of his career, which is tied for fifth all-time behind Russell Westbrook (202), Oscar Robertson (181), Jokić. (149) and Magic Johnson (138).

James also climbed a major statistical leaderboard Tuesday night with his 2,308. career theft, passed Scottie Pippen for seventh on the league’s all-time steals list.

He had another steal later in the game to pull within one of Maurice Cheeks. Only John Stockton (3,265), Jason Kidd (2,684), Chris Paul (2,669), Michael Jordan (2,514) and Gary Payton (2,445) have more.