LeBron, who celebrated his 40th birthday on December 30, now becomes the oldest player in NBA history to record a game-winning buzzer-beater, doing so at the age of 40 years and 86 days old, per StatMamba. LeBron James is the oldest player in NBA history to hit a game-winning buzzer-beater. pic.twitter.com/Q1PX5duUD5

The performance marked a rare low point in James’ legendary career—it was just the fifth time ever that he failed to make a field goal in the first half of a game, and the first time since 2010. This unfortunate personal history for James was revealed by StatMamba on X.

The Los Angeles Lakers came into Wednesday’s game against the Indiana Pacers looking to snap a two-game losing streak and get a win on their current road trip. Following their disappointing loss to the Orlando Magic,