LeBron James' ascent atop the ladder of the NBA's all-time records continues, as he notched his name in history once more in the Los Angeles Lakers' hosting of the Charlotte Hornets at Staples Center on Thursday. The King suited up for his 1,305th game, moving him to 20th place in the total games played list.

LeBron was previously tied with Andre Miller for 21st place and is on track to leapfrog several names in the coming months. He just needs three more games to overtake Buck Williams at the 19th spot and could possibly even reach the late Kobe Bryant at 14th place depending on how the Lakers will fare in the NBA Playoffs.

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The four-time MVP's greatness, of course, is made possible by his longevity. It's not purely luck either, as the 36-year-old megastar has been known to spend a fortune in rehabbing his body in the offseason to stay in tip-top shape. Many believe LeBron, who's in his 18th season, has a shot in becoming the NBA's all-time leading scorer when it's all said and done, and he'll probably have to edge Robert Parish's 1,611 games played record to achieve the monumental feat.

LeBron has also reiterated his desire to still be in the league by the time his son Bronny James reaches the NBA in a couple of years. Now that's a lot of games still left to be played for a guy on the wrong end of 30.

But as daunting as that sounds, we've all learned already that there's no such thing as impossible when it comes to LeBron James.