oldest player to ever be a starter in an nba game since 2000

Since 1999-00, Dikembe Mutombo is the oldest player as a starter in a game. He was 42 years and 289 days old against the Warriors on April 10, 2009.

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oldest player to ever be a starter in an NBA regular-season game since 2000

	NAME	Age	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	42-289	4/10/2009	HOU	@	GSW	35	10	15	0	0	4	3	7	42.9	0	0		4	5	80.0	54.3	5	10	2	4	+5
2	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	42-264	3/16/2009	HOU	@	NOH	25	1	6	0	0	3	0	1	0.0	0	0		1	2	50.0	26.6	2	4	2	1	+8
3	Kevin Willis K. Willis	42-222	4/16/2005	ATL	vs	CHI	27	8	4	1	1	0	4	9	44.4	0	0		0	0		44.4	1	3	0	5	-8
4	Udonis Haslem U. Haslem	42-189	12/15/2022	MIA	@	HOU	12	0	2	0	0	0	0	4	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	1	1	0	3	-8
5	Kevin Willis K. Willis	42-089	12/4/2004	ATL	@	NJN	16	0	0	1	1	0	0	3	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	0	0	4	-19
6	Vince Carter V. Carter	42-066	4/2/2019	ATL	@	SAS	28	8	2	5	0	0	3	5	60.0	0	2	0.0	2	2	100.0	68.0	1	1	1	0	-10
7	Kevin Willis K. Willis	42-064	11/9/2004	ATL	vs	CLE	19	6	6	0	1	0	3	6	50.0	0	0		0	0		50.0	2	4	2	2	-7
8	Kevin Willis K. Willis	42-062	11/7/2004	ATL	@	LAL	13	4	3	0	2	0	1	5	20.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	34.0	3	0	0	2	-5
9	Kevin Willis K. Willis	42-060	11/5/2004	ATL	@	SEA	28	6	3	1	0	1	2	5	40.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	51.0	1	2	1	3	-5
10	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-296	4/16/2008	HOU	vs	LAC	20	8	9	1	1	3	3	5	60.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	68.0	2	7	0	1	+12
11	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-294	4/14/2008	HOU	@	UTA	18	0	4	1	0	1	0	1	0.0	0	0		0	0		0.0	0	4	0	1	-11
12	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-293	4/13/2008	HOU	@	DEN	16	3	8	0	0	0	1	5	20.0	0	0		1	2	50.0	25.5	4	4	2	0	-2
13	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-291	4/11/2008	HOU	vs	PHX	30	8	8	0	0	3	3	3	100.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	103.1	1	7	1	2	+6
14	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-289	4/9/2008	HOU	vs	SEA	18	2	4	0	0	3	0	1	0.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	53.2	2	2	1	2	+8
15	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-286	4/6/2008	HOU	@	LAC	16	8	7	0	0	0	4	6	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	1	6	0	0	+7
16	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-284	4/4/2008	HOU	@	SEA	16	5	4	0	1	1	2	2	100.0	0	0		1	2	50.0	86.8	2	2	0	4	+15
17	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-283	4/3/2008	HOU	@	POR	26	11	5	0	1	3	3	6	50.0	0	0		5	6	83.3	63.7	2	3	0	1	-2
18	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-281	4/1/2008	HOU	@	SAC	21	11	7	0	0	2	4	4	100.0	0	0		3	6	50.0	82.8	3	4	1	3	+8
19	Vince Carter V. Carter	41-279	11/1/2018	ATL	vs	SAC	16	3	2	0	0	1	1	3	33.3	1	3	33.3	0	0		50.0	0	2	1	1	-13
20	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-279	3/30/2008	HOU	@	SAS	21	2	5	0	2	1	1	1	100.0	0	0		0	0		100.0	2	3	0	1	-5
21	Vince Carter V. Carter	41-277	10/30/2018	ATL	@	CLE	24	10	3	2	0	0	4	8	50.0	2	5	40.0	0	1	0.0	59.2	1	2	1	1	-4
22	Vince Carter V. Carter	41-276	10/29/2018	ATL	@	PHI	20	4	4	2	2	0	2	7	28.6	0	3	0.0	0	0		28.6	1	3	1	1	-9
23	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-275	3/26/2008	HOU	vs	MIN	18	4	8	2	0	0	2	3	66.7	0	0		0	0		66.7	5	3	1	4	+3
24	Vince Carter V. Carter	41-274	10/27/2018	ATL	vs	CHI	23	12	2	1	1	1	4	9	44.4	4	7	57.1	0	0		66.7	0	2	1	5	-8
25	Dikembe Mutombo D. Mutombo	41-273	3/24/2008	HOU	vs	SAC	17	6	9	0	0	1	2	2	100.0	0	0		2	2	100.0	104.2	3	6	1	1	+9

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