LeBron on losing triple-double: 'My kids didn't quite like it'
LeBron James didn't much care that he had his triple-double from Monday's game taken away by the league office after they determined one of his assists shouldn't have been credited to him.
His kids, on the other hand, were unimpressed.
"I had two reactions," James said Thursday to Chris Haynes from Northeast Ohio Media Group. "My first reaction was it didn't matter, we won and who is the guy in there actually checking every stat? That was my second reaction and my kids didn't quite like it. They didn't care at all, they were like, 'why would they do that?' You know, that's crazy to them."
It shouldn't be much of a big deal to James, as the Cavaliers won and he still finished with a robust 32 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists. It does slow his climb up the all-time triple-double list, though, as he remains stuck in fourth with 37, five shy of Fat Lever.
James isn't likely to catch Jason Kidd's NBA record of 107 (only since 1985-86), but there's an outside chance he could catch Magic Johnson's second-place mark of 69.
He's also among the leaders in near-misses for triple-doubles, often coming up a rebound or assists short:
| Player | 1 assist short | 1 rebound short | 1 point short |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jason Kidd | 15 | 37 | 25 |
| Magic Johnson | 7 | 29 | 2 |
| Kevin Garnett | 28 | 1 | 0 |
| LeBron James | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| Larry Bird | 15 | 11 | 0 |
For his career, James is averaging 27.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 6.9 assists, rates matched by exactly zero other players in NBA history.