Fact Check Analysis: LeBron James Career Assists

Reasoning:

• According to Basketball-Reference, LeBron James has 11,904 career assists in the regular season, ranking him 4th on the all-time NBA assists list behind John Stockton (15,806), Chris Paul (12,552), and Jason Kidd (12,091)¹

• NBA.com's official stats list LeBron James with 11,987 career assists²

• ESPN's all-time leaders page shows LeBron James with 11,970 career assists³

• StatMuse confirms LeBron James has 11,987 total career assists⁴

• The claimed figure of 14,047 assists is approximately 2,000+ assists higher than any verified source reports

• This inflated number would place LeBron James ahead of Chris Paul and Jason Kidd, and close to surpassing John Stockton's all-time record, which has not occurred

Overall validity: 0%

1. NBA & ABA Career Leaders and Records for Assists
2. All Time Leaders | Stats | NBA.com
3. NBA All-Time Assists Leaders - National Basketball Association
4. Lebron James Total Career Assists