The NBA season has been a grind since the 82-game schedule was implemented in 1967. These warriors didn’t care (well they did, of course), kept on trucking (meaning, no rest or load management or whatever) and just played …. on and on and on.
They’re all current or soon-to-be Hall of Famers.
Robert Parrish (1,611)
Talk about a record that will never be broken … There’s a bunch of thoughts about those regarding sports, but does anyone believe this NBA benchmark will be topped, ever?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (1,560)
Skinny legs and bad knees and attitude and all. THAT many games?! Wow. Yoga must work. Nice work, captain Murdock.
Dirk Nowitzki (1,522)
The German step-back kept him dancing away from injuries. Knew the game better than his peers.
John Stockton (1,504)
Well, the tough, white, elbow-leaning, hard-screening-if-needed, palming (nah) kid from Spokane outlasted damn near everyone — and he’s the all-time steals and assists leader to beat. Good luck with that. Not happening.
Vince Carter (1,504)
And now we come to you, Vince. Just sticking around, after all of those sick dunks and toughness and clutch shots, is enough.
But then, this:
The first NBA dude to play in the league for four decades.
Damn.
Bravo, man.
