Karl Malone is the oldest in a triple-double. He was 40 years and 127 days old versus the Spurs on November 28, 2003.

who is the oldest player to record a triple double

Interpreted as:

Who is the oldest player to record a regular-season triple double?

NAME	AGE	TD3	DATE	TM		OPP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	PF	+/-
Karl Malone	40-127	1	11/28/2003	LAL	vs	SAS	26	10	11	10	0	1	1	4	9	44.4	0	0		2	2	100.0	2	+25
LeBron James	39-106	1	4/14/2024	LAL	@	NOP	38	28	11	17	5	1	4	11	20	55.0	0	2	0.0	6	6	100.0	0	+19
LeBron James	39-088	1	3/27/2024	LAL	@	MEM	35	23	14	12	1	0	4	8	14	57.1	0	1	0.0	7	11	63.6	1	+33
LeBron James	39-028	1	1/27/2024	LAL	@	GSW	48	36	20	12	0	0	3	14	25	56.0	2	4	50.0	6	6	100.0	2	-6
LeBron James	38-353	1	12/18/2023	LAL	vs	NYK	39	25	11	11	1	0	2	10	23	43.5	2	8	25.0	3	4	75.0	1	-13
LeBron James	38-320	1	11/15/2023	LAL	vs	SAC	35	28	10	12	4	1	6	9	15	60.0	3	7	42.9	7	8	87.5	1	0
Tim Duncan	38-224	1	12/5/2014	SAS	@	MEM	36	14	10	10	0	2	2	6	12	50.0	0	0		2	3	66.7	2	+7
Elvin Hayes	38-148	1	4/13/1984	HOU	vs	SAS	53	16	17	11	0	1	2	7	20	35.0	0	0		2	5	40.0	5
LeBron James	38-093	1	4/2/2023	LAL	@	HOU	29	18	10	11	0	1	1	8	18	44.4	1	7	14.3	1	1	100.0	1	+23
LeBron James	38-032	1	1/31/2023	LAL	@	NYK	43	28	10	11	1	0	5	11	25	44.0	2	8	25.0	4	7	57.1	2	+22
Jason Kidd	37-343	1	3/1/2011	DAL	@	PHI	37	13	10	13	3	0	0	3	8	37.5	3	7	42.9	4	4	100.0	3	+5
Jason Kidd	37-282	1	12/30/2010	DAL	vs	SAS	38	12	10	13	2	2	3	5	15	33.3	2	5	40.0	0	0		3	+7
Pau Gasol	37-170	1	12/23/2017	SAS	@	SAC	31	14	11	10	0	0	1	5	8	62.5	2	3	66.7	2	3	66.7	4	+1
Dwyane Wade	37-083	1	4/10/2019	MIA	@	BKN	36	25	11	10	0	1	3	10	28	35.7	3	13	23.1	2	3	66.7	1	-17
LeBron James	37-081	1	3/21/2022	LAL	@	CLE	41	38	10	12	1	1	3	17	29	58.6	0	4	0.0	4	4	100.0	0	+9
LeBron James	37-069	1	3/9/2022	LAL	@	HOU	45	23	14	12	1	4	5	9	26	34.6	1	9	11.1	4	6	66.7	1	-17
LeBron James	37-037	1	2/5/2022	LAL	vs	NYK	40	29	13	10	1	0	3	13	24	54.2	2	7	28.6	1	2	50.0	3	+12
Jason Kidd	37-018	1	4/10/2010	DAL	@	SAC	32	11	10	13	2	0	3	4	6	66.7	2	3	66.7	1	2	50.0	3	+18
LeBron James	36-363	1	12/28/2021	LAL	@	HOU	39	32	10	11	1	2	3	11	19	57.9	3	5	60.0	7	9	77.8	3	+6
LeBron James	36-347	1	12/12/2021	LAL	vs	ORL	37	30	11	10	0	3	6	12	20	60.0	3	7	42.9	3	4	75.0	2	+14
LeBron James	36-344	1	12/9/2021	LAL	@	MEM	37	20	10	11	4	2	5	7	15	46.7	1	6	16.7	5	5	100.0	1	+2
Jason Kidd	36-340	1	2/26/2010	DAL	@	ATL	46	19	16	17	2	0	3	7	18	38.9	4	10	40.0	1	2	50.0	1	+14
Charles Oakley	36-329	1	11/11/2000	TOR	@	CHI	40	10	11	12	1	0	0	5	11	45.5	0	1	0.0	0	2	0.0	3	+27
Mark Jackson	36-325	1	2/20/2002	NYK	@	CHI	35	15	10	13	0	0	2	6	13	46.2	3	6	50.0	0	0		2	0
Chris Paul	36-267	1	1/28/2022	PHX	vs	MIN	37	21	10	14	1	1	2	5	9	55.6	4	5	80.0	7	9	77.8	2	+4