Still chasing championships, LeBron James has caught - and passed - Michael Jordan on one list.
James broke Jordan's NBA record by scoring at least 10 points in his 867th straight regular-season game on Friday, a streak the Cleveland Cavaliers superstar could make nearly untouchable by the end of his brilliant career.
James entered the game against New Orleans sharing the mark with Jordan, one of his boyhood heroes.
But with one of his patented two-handed dunks midway through the first quarter, he moved ahead of Jordan, whose streak stretched from 1986 to 2001.
During a stoppage in play, James was handed the ball and he received a standing ovation from the sellout Quicken Loans Arena crowd, which included pop superstar Justin Timberlake.
"That's a good moment, a special moment not only for myself but for my family and for so many kids that look up to me for inspiration to know that you can actually go out there and do it and know where I've come from," he said.
"You know, brought up 30 minutes south of here and the statistics is always stacked up against you, and for me to be in this position today, being able to accomplish something that a lot of people thought would not happen again or be able to break a record like that.
"It means a lot for me and it means more to the youth that kind of needs hope."
James last failed to score in double digits on January 5, 2007, against Milwaukee.
In the time since, he has won three NBA championships, left Cleveland for Miami and returned, and established himself as one of the best players in league history.
At 33, he's playing as well as ever and next month he'll head into the play-offs attempting to reach his eighth straight NBA Finals.
Cleveland rallied to beat the New Orleans Pelicans 107-102 to avoid slipping in the standings.
