When the NBA went through a lockout in the summer and fall of 2011, LeBron James seriously contemplated trying his hand at playing in the NFL.

LeBron James turned 40 years old a few weeks ago, but that hasn't stopped him from putting up big numbers and writing his name into the record books. In the Los Angeles Lakers' 111-88 win over the lowly Washington Wizards on Tuesday,

LeBron finished with 21 points, 10 rebounds and 13 assists as the Lakers easily handled the struggling Wizards.

With his statline against the Wizards on Tuesday LeBron James became just the second 40-year-old in NBA history to record a triple double.

LeBron James becomes the 2nd player in NBA history to record a triple-double at age 40, joining Karl Malone, who was 105 days older when he did it on Nov. 28, 2003.