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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 13-- Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James on Monday delivered a congratulation to Los Angeles Lakers point guard Lonzo Ball, who became the youngest player in NBA history to record a triple-double two days ago. At 20 years and 15 days old, Ball last Saturday set the new record in the game against the Milwaukee Bucks with 19 points, 13 assists, 12 rebounds, 4 blocks and 3 steals, surpassing LeBron James' record by five days, which was been set on 2004-2005 season. According to the Lakers, the last rookie to get a triple-double with at least 19 points, 13 assists, 12 rebounds and 3 steals before Ball was NBA legend superstar Michael Jordan, who did so in 1985. Before Monday night's game against the New York Knicks, James told ESPN that Ball's performance revived his memory of more than a decade ago when he became one of the last players that made the trip straight from high school right into the NBA then ascended into stardom. "I definitely think back to when I was that young. There's not many games that I can remember when I was 20 years old or 19 or even 18. So first of all, congratulations to him," James told ESPN. "I think he's going to be a really, really good point guard in our league, probably a great point guard if he continues to work on his craft, which it seems like he does." Lakers coach Luke Walton also told the Los Angeles times Sunday that he though Ball's performance was cool. | 
