The historic number is not imprinted in the minds of sports fans, like the records of baseball: Roger Maris’ 61 home runs in one season, for example, or Hank Aaron’s 755, for his career. In basketball circles, Wilt Chamberlain’s single-game scoring mark—a tidy, round 100 points—is probably more cherished.
Which makes sense: 38,387, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s…
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