For the first time since they won the NBA Championship in 2020, the Los Angeles Lakers will not have to fight their way through the NBA Play-In Tournament to get into the playoffs.

The Los Angeles Lakers will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round of the NBA playoffs, marking the 24th different team James has faced in the postseason. What's more, James isn't slowing down with age—that much is obvious from how his 22nd went.

LeBron James is now playing in his 1,561st career regular season games, which moves ahead of Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for second on the all-time games played list. Following Abdul-Jabbar, the only player left for James to pass will be Robert Parish (1,