LeBron trails only this Celtics legend in an incredible stat

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Oct 11, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates after a play against the Miami Heat during the fourth quarter in game six of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena. The Los Angeles Lakers won 106-93 to win the series. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsMandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Oct 11, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates after a play against the Miami Heat during the fourth quarter in game six of the 2020 NBA Finals at AdventHealth Arena. The Los Angeles Lakers won 106-93 to win the series. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY SportsMandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

The best ability is availability, and LeBron James is better than almost every player in NBA history in that category.

James still has yet to miss a playoff game in his storied career after leading the Los Angeles Lakers to their 17th NBA title. The four-time champion has played in 260 playoff games, the most of any player ever.

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Since entering the league in 2003, James has averaged 89.7 games played per season. That impressive number tops all active players (Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green is No. 2 with 87.4), but it isn't the highest games played average of all time.

That record still is held by Boston Celtics legend Dennis Johnson, who averaged 91.4 games played a season during his 14-year career and notched 12 playoff appearances. After earning the 1979 NBA Finals MVP award with the Seattle SuperSonics, he helped the C's to two NBA titles during his seven-year tenure in Boston.

Johnson was incredibly durable throughout his career, never playing fewer than 72 games in a regular season. James' groin injury in 2018-19 kept him to only 55 games played that season, which helped to keep the 35-year-old behind Johnson on the leaderboard... for now.

For more on James' incredible stat, listen to NBC Sports' Tom Haberstroh in the video above.

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