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LeBron James passes Magic Johnson for sixth all-time in assists

While much has been made about LeBron James’ chase of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the all-time scoring title, he is also set to rapidly move up the all-time assists leaderboard as well this season, starting Friday as he passed fellow Lakers legend Magic Johnson for sixth all-time in assists against the Bucks in Milwaukee.

No. 6 at No. 6

LeBron has passed Magic Johnson for No. 6 on the NBA’s all-time assists list. pic.twitter.com/51wSNXSzmH— Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) December 3, 2022

Ultimately, by the end of his career, LeBron is likely to finish as the all-time leading scorer and top-five in assists all-time.