Your Sunday Recap Vol. 1
NBA Trivia and facts from the week of Mar. 9-15.
Here is a curation of all of the social media posts I posted this week (a combination of NBA trivia and facts) and an interesting quote I read.
Enjoy!
1.
FAT LEVER is a THIEF!
On March 9, 1985, while in Denver, he robbed the Indiana Pacers 8 times in ONE quarter, setting an NBA record.
He ended the game, which the Nuggets won 126-116, with a triple-double of 13 points, 15 assists and 10 steals.
Surprisingly, Lever didn’t lead the NBA in steals this season. The New Jersey Nets’ Michael Ray Richardson led with 3.0 steals a game, while Lever sat at third with 2.5.
2.
Do you know who has the most personal fouls in NBA history?
Because it was on this day, in 1987, that this player committed their 4,194th foul to become the NBA’s all-time leader in personal fouls.
Here’s a hint: he was the captain.
Still no?
It was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leader in personal fouls and he set the record when he hacked the Denver Nuggets Danny Schayes in the final minutes of the first quarter of the Lakers’ 143-107 win.
Abdul-Jabbar is still hanging onto the top spot with 4657 personal fouls. Second on the list is Karl Malone with 4578 and third is Robert Parish with 4443.
Surprisingly, there are no active players on the top 20 of this All-Time list. The closest players are Kyle Lowry and Chris Paul, who are 59 and 60, respectively.
3.
“This sticks with me to this day. Even now, no matter what role I play on a team, one thing is consistent hard work. No matter if you’re stronger than me, taller than me, faster than me, one thing you won’t do is outwork me. That’s all thanks to Papa.”
Chris Paul, Sixty-One: Life Lessons from Papa, On and Off the Court (affiliate link).
4.
You know how people are always celebrating players when they drop a 50-piece?
“Congrats to [insert player name] for scoring 50 points!”
“Wow! 50 points? Legend!”
Well, something much greater happened on this day in history.
On March 11, 1965, the Boston Celtics’ Bill Russell grabbed 49 rebounds.
Yes. 49.
It was the third-highest in NBA history. The top two spots are occupied by Wilt Chamberlain with 55 rebounds (11/24/60) and Russell -himself- with 51 rebounds (2/5/60).
He recorded it in a 112-100 win over the Detroit Pistons at Providence.
5.
In 1998, there were only 3 players in NBA history who had at least 24,000 points, 12,000 rebounds and 2,500 assists.
Know who they are?
I’ll give you a hint: all 3 are legendary centers.
Still don’t know?
Okay, they are: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Wilt Chamberlain and Hakeem Olajuwon, and on Mar. 12, 1998, the Houston Rockets’ Olajuwon joined the other two legends as he led his team in a win over the New Jersey Nets.
He recorded 16 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists in this matchup.
6.
Mikal Bridges has been praised for being an ironman.
The New York Knicks guard hasn’t missed a game since high school and the guy averages over 32 minutes a game in the NBA.
But what he’s accomplished is NOTHING compared to this 90s legend.
On March 13, 1999, this player played in his 1000th consecutive game.
Know who it is?
It was the Dallas Mavericks’ A.C. Green.
He was 35 years old and was playing in his 14th NBA season.
He went on to play two more FULL seasons for a grand total of 1192 games.
This guy played all 82 games in his final NBA season, at 37!
Green, who competed in the NBA from the 1985-86 season to the 2000-01 season, still leads the league in most consecutive games played.
7.
In 1994, the San Antonio Spurs’ Dale Ellis became the first NBA player to make 1000 3-pointers.
On March 14, 1996, the Spurs’ Chuck Person became the 4th player to make 1000 3- pointers.
These guys were some of the best 3-point specialists of the 90s.
On March 13, 2025, the Golden State Warriors’ Steph Curry became the first NBA player to sink 4000 threes.
Boy, has the game changed over the years!