I've only recently gotten into basketball. The first games I watched were the 2010 finals. No, I've never seen Michael Jordan play besides some old videos on the Internet. And now I'm watching a deteriorating Kobe Bryant play his last few seasons ( I don't think he's going to play until he's 40).
So I may seem ignorant to those who have watched Jordan and Kobe in their primes. However, I'm not here to discuss who is better, or if Kobe is going to match or surpass MJ in rings. I'm just writing this because, while on ESPN, I noticed something.
Player Games
PTS
1. K. Abdul-Jabbar
1,560
38,387
2. Karl Malone
1,476
36,928
3. Michael Jordan
1,072
32,292
4. Wilt Chamberlain
1,045
31,419
5. Shaquille O'Neal*
1,195
28,504
6. Moses Malone
1,329
27,409
7. Elvin Hayes
1,303
27,313
8. Hakeem Olajuwon
1,238
26,946
9. Kobe Bryant*
1,058
26,720
10. Oscar Robertson
1,040
26,710
* Active Player
Do you notice that? No, no, not the points. The games played is what I'm seeing. All these players in the top 10 have played 1,000 games or more, but only 4 have played past 1,100 games.
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