What would be your historic starting five for the USA for any team? Kobe Bryant: I’d go Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Hakeem Olajuwon, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
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John Karalis: Ainge on Toucher and Rich re: “better w/o Kyrie”: “When I used to play with Bird, I never didn’t want Larry Bird on my team, but I got very excited when Larry or Kevin weren’t going to play in a game that night because that meant more shots & more opportunities & that was fun.”
Only eight players in NBA history have ever won three MVP awards but Malone is rarely revered or discussed in the same way as Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, LeBron James, Magic Johnson or Larry Bird. Malone remains the all-time leader in offensive rebounds for his career, a season and a game. And he still ranks fifth all-time with 16,212 rebounds and 10th in scoring with 27,409 points. His contributions to the game will always be recognized by the record book, if not future generations of fans. “He probably doesn’t get mentioned as much as he should, but most of the people that know, know. He’s one of those guys,” said Cheeks, who wasn’t bothered by the delayed appreciation. “They do it in the time that they felt deemed necessary. But anytime is the right time. He’ll be up there with the rest of us and it will be a welcome sight.”
Tommy Beer: Total number of games with more than 55 points in each player’s CAREER: LeBron James: 3, Allen Iverson: 2, Karl Malone: 2, Larry Bird: 1, Jerry West: 1, Shaquille O’Neal: 1, Oscar Robertson: 1. Total number of games with more than 55 points over the last TEN DAYS: James Harden: 3
Tommy Beer: Per @Basketball-Reference, Total number of CAREER games with at least 48 points, 8 rebounds and 5 made 3-pointers: LeBron: 4. Kobe Bryant: 4. Kevin Durant: 3. Michael Jordan: 1. Steph Curry: zero. Larry Bird: zero. Total games THIS WEEK with at least 48 pts, 8 rebs and 5 3PT’s: James Harden: 3
