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• By Michael Kaskey-Blomain

• Updated May 24, 2026 at 8:35pm

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LeBron James #6 of the Los Angeles Lakers

Los Angeles Lakers star forward LeBron James’ record-setting streak of All-NBA selections has officially been snapped.

James played in just 60 regular season games for the Lakers during the 2025-26 season, so he was ineligible for award and All-NBA consideration. As a result, when the All-NBA teams were officially announced ahead of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs, James wasn’t included for the first time in over 20 years.

LeBron James’ Streak of 21 Consecutive All-NBA Selections Comes to an End

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James failed to earn an All-NBA nod following his 2003-04 rookie campaign. Since then, James had made an All-NBA team every single season until this year. That’s 21 straight seasons with an All-NBA selection, which is by far the longest streak in NBA history.

During the streak, James earned 13 All-NBA First-Team selections, four Second-Teams selections and four Third-Team nods. Here’s the breakdown with the years included:

• 13× All-NBA First Team (2006, 2008–2018, 2020)
• 4× All-NBA Second Team (2005, 2007, 2021, 2025)
• 4× All-NBA Third Team (2019, 2022–2024)

James is the NBA’s all-time leader in All-NBA selections with his total of 21. Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are second on the list behind James with 15 selections each.

This story will be updated.