The all-time NBA great celebrated his 71st birthday in 2018, over 34 years after he set the NBA record for most career points. Cap would go on to finish with 38,387 career points, a record that still stands. Many regard the stat as one of the NBA's truly unbreakable records. Still, records are meant to be broken and it's only a matter of time before a once-in-a-generation scorer comes along to break his record.
There
was no shot more unblockable than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's sky hook. Try as
many scorers might, they don't have a shot in their arsenal as consistently
devastating as Abdul-Jabbar's iconic shot.
Without an unstoppable go-to weapon
like that, no other NBA player will be able to touch his record. Plus, the
all-time great stuck around for 20 seasons. With the players becoming stronger
and faster, body breakdowns happen more often. Even if a great scorer comes
around, he won't stay around long enough to top Abdul-Jabbar's mark.
Even the most impossible feats
eventually fall. "Records were meant to be broken" may be cliché
saying, but it is for a reason. While Abdul-Jabbar's scoring record seems
untouchable, it's only a matter of time before a better scorer comes along and
destroys it, especially with the NBA trending towards offense the way it
has.
The three-pointer has pretty much
become a mandatory weapon in the NBA and getting foul calls have become a skill
as essential as a jump shot. The rules are there to benefit scorers.
Thus, Abdul-Jabbar's record isn't going to
stick around forever.
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