Aside from becoming the first player to score 50,000 points between the regular season and the playoffs, LeBron James achieved another feat on Tuesday by becoming the oldest player to win Player of the Month, besting the previous record set by Karl Malone back in 2000. All in all, the 21-time All-Star has earned the award on 41 occasions, more than doubling Kobe Bryant‘s 17.
See the 20 oldest winners below:
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Named Western Conference Player of the Month for February 2025
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Named NBA Player of the Month for November 2000
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Named NBA Player of the Month for March 1984
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Named Western Conference Player of the Month for February 2020
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Named NBA Player of the Month for March 1998
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Named Western Conference Player of the Month for January 2020
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Named NBA Player of the Month for December 1997
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Named NBA Player of the Month for February 1998
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Named Western Conference Player of the Month for February 2013
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Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for March 2012
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Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January 2015
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Named NBA Player of the Month for November 1996
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Named Western Conference Player of the Month for November 2021
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Named NBA Player of the Month for March 1997
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Named Western Conference Player of the Month for January 2012
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Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for March 2018
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Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for November 2021
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Named Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February 2018
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Named NBA Player of the Month for February 1993
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Named NBA Player of the Month for February 1996
Note: The Player of the Month award has existed since the 1979-80 season and in the 2001-02 season the League split the award to recognize the best players from both the Western and Eastern Conferences.
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