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LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar last season to become the NBA’s all-time scoring leader, a record that stood for almost 40 years. James holds another record that will likely not be touched for years to come.
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The Los Angeles Lakers star has scored at least 10 points in 1,188 consecutive regular-season games (and counting) dating back to January 2007. James, who faces the Dallas Mavericks on Wednesday (8:30 p.m. ET on ABC), has had a few close calls this month. He scored just 10 points against the Phoenix Suns on Thursday and 12 points against the Miami Heat on Jan. 3.
That got us thinking about other sports records that are seemingly unreachable, whether it’s because of the way the game has changed since they were set, the absurd talent of their holders as compared to the rest of the league or a mixture of both. Here’s a short list of records you’ll probably never see broken — at least not in our lifetimes.
Emmitt Smith: 18,355 rushing yards
Active leader: Derrick Henry (9,502)
Dallas Cowboys great Emmitt Smith breaking Chicago Bears legend Walter Payton’s all-time rushing record of 16,726 yards. Of course, Smith wasn’t quite finished yet; he played for 2½ more seasons, winding up with 18,355 rushing yards.
This is a milestone that is unlikely to ever be broken. For one thing, it’s Emmitt Smith we’re talking about. The man rushed for 1,000-yard seasons like clockwork basically forever. But the NFL also has changed quite a bit since then. Offenses don’t focus on running backs like they used to, and playing as long as Smith did as a ball carrier is seemingly impossible.
It’s hard to see how anyone could break Emmitt Smith’s career rushing yards record. TIMOTHY CLARY/AFP/Getty Images
Jerry Rice: 22,895 receiving yards
Active leader: Julio Jones (13,703)
Rice had an incredible 14 seasons with 1,000 or more receiving yards, including three with more than 1,500. A big part of this was his incredible durability; he only…
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Author : ESPN staff
Publish date : 2024-01-17 11:43:14
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