INDIANAPOLIS -- Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James resumed his NBA scoring-record chase Thursday night at Indiana after being cleared to start.
James entered the day 89 points away from breaking Kareem Abdul Jabbar's mark of 38,387.
James, a 19-time All-Star, had been listed as questionable because of a sore left ankle. Coach Darvin Ham told reporters about 90 minutes before tipoff that James needed to go through pregame warm-ups before the team would make a decision about his playing status.
About an hour later, the Lakers announced the 38-year-old James had been cleared.