SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Abdul-Jabbar passes Hayes in most NBA games played

The best ability is availability. Many players have figured out ways to be durable and keep themselves active on the court. That’s a factor that the public often does not consider when it comes to athlete productivity. Retired Los Angeles Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (number 33) and the Houston Rockets’ Ralph Sampson as Abdul-Jabbar moves for a basket in the first period of the Western Conference playoffs of the NBA in Houston on Friday, May 16, 1986. Photo credit: The Associated Press NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was always there for his team, whether it was the Milwaukee Bucks or the Los Angeles Lakers, putting up buckets and coming through with rebounds on the defensive end. They never really could get him out of the lineup, so the result on Feb. 23, 1986, was that Abdul-Jabbar passed fellow NBA superstar Elvin Hayes in most games played with 1304 games as the Lakers defeated Philadelphia 117-111.The post SPORTS HISTORY IN BLACK: Abdul-Jabbar passes Hayes in most NBA games played first appeared on NABJ Black News & Views.