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Doc Sportello

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4. LeBron set the record playing fewer games than Kareem

Reply to Ferrets are Cool (Original post)

Wed Feb 8, 2023, 10:59 AM

Feb 2023

Abdul-Jabbar played 1,560 games to set the record, while LeBron broke it in 1.410 games. Yes he would have been older but since he is obviously going strong at 38, he would have broken it. And it's not one of those unbreakable records anyway. More than one will pass it in the future.

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I appreciate LeBron's greatness. He is one of the top 10 basketball players of all time. [View all] Ferrets are Cool Feb 2023 OP

My kids followed LeBron when he was in high school... Guilded Lilly Feb 2023 #1

He's the best I've ever seen. underpants Feb 2023 #2

I don't know that he is the greatest. Cracklin Charlie Feb 2023 #3

Not For Me ProfessorGAC Feb 2023 #7

LeBron set the record playing fewer games than Kareem Doc Sportello Feb 2023 #4

Yes there is that, but this also - werdna Feb 2023 #5

I'm so old, I remember Sean Elliott breaking Kreem's all time Pac-10 career scoring record. Ptah Feb 2023 #6