LeBron James Brutally Told How Old He Is by Rockets Youngster

• LeBron James was shocked when he was told by Houston Rockets youngster Jabari Smith Jr. that he played with his dad in 2003.
• James immediately chuckled and said he felt extremely old.
• James played against Smith Sr. in 2003 in his first-ever NBA game.

LeBron James is playing in his 20th NBA season, and it is starting to show. Over the course of his long and successful career, the Lakers star has played with and against many players.

When the Lakers recently played against the Houston Rockets forward Jabari Smith Jr. approached James and dropped a bombshell on him. He told him he played against his father in 2003.

The four-time NBA champion was on his usual tricks, scoring 48 points as the Lakers bounced back from three straight defeats by beating the Rockets 140-132.

James is playing at an incredibly high level at 38 years old and has shown no signs of slowing down amid Lakers struggles.

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Smith, the No. 3 pick in the most recent draft reminded James just how long he has been playing in the middle of the game. The Rockets youngster revealed to James that, as a rookie, he played against his father in an NBA game.

It was an interesting conversation and James was not sure.

"You played against my dad in your first NBA game ever," Smith said to James.

"Why did you do that to me?" James replied

You feel old, don't you?" Smith responded as both chuckled.

Smith's father, Jabari Smith Sr., played against James in the Lakers star's first NBA game on October 30, 2003, when he was a member of the Sacramento Kings, per CBS Sports.

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After the game, James jokingly said it made him feel a bit old, per ESPN.

"It made me feel extremely old when Junior told me that."

James is edging closer to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record of 38,387 points, upping his total to 38,072.

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Sports Brief earlier reported on James becoming just the second player after Abdul-Jabbar to score at least 38,000 points.

The former Miami Heat superstar eclipsed the mark with a midrange jumper from an assist from Russell Westbrook with 5:43 to play in the first quarter vs the Sixers in a recent game.

James is expected to become the outright leader in scoring sometime next month.