Kevin O'Connor and Tom Haberstroh recap all the action of Thursday night's NBA games including Steph Curry dropping 56 points on the Orlando Magic, the Los Angeles Lakers beating the Minnesota Timberwolves & the Milwaukee Bucks taking down the Denver Nuggets.

Despite being widely regarded as the GOAT by many in the NBA world, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James has faced numerous challenges throughout his career, one of which involved a former league champion.

December 6, 2010: AP photographer Morry Gash ( @morryg) snaps famous photo of LeBron James finishing a dunk after no-look pass from Dwyane Wade during an 88-78 Heat win over the Bucks in Milwaukee. pic.twitter.com/VfKmTgOQ1O

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Last year's Paris Olympics saw three of the NBA's all-time greats, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant, and LeBron James, team up for the first time on the world stage. The result spoke volumes as Team USA emerged with a gold medal,

Giannis Antetokounmpo is hopeful about playing alongside his son in the future, following the historic LeBron and Bronny James duo. Despite his son being only five years old, Antetokounmpo envisions achieving this milestone within the next decade,

Curry was 12 for 19 behind the arc in his NBA-record 26th career game with 10 or more 3-pointers. He was 16 of 25 overall and made all 12 of his free throws in Golden State's fifth straight victory

However, the moment the official tossed the jump ball, LeBron had tallied his 1,542nd NBA game of his career, passing Carter for sole possession of 3rd on the all-time games played list. The NBA had a congratulatory message for "King James" following his historic feat.

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Detroit's 148-143 Sunday win over the Hawks included 38 points, seven rebounds and 12 assists from Cunningham, a LeBron James caliber stat line that drew praise from one of his newest teammates, ex-FIBA World Champion Dennis Schröder.

Los Angeles Clippers star James Harden became one of only thirteen players to reach 27,000 career points versus the Bucks.