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Robert Parish is the third-oldest player to ever play in the NBA. The oldest player ever to play in the NBA was Nat Hickey who played one game in the 1947–48 season when he was 45 years and 363 days old. [3] Hickey, who was coaching the Providence Steamrollers at the time, decided to activate himself and played in a game for the Steamrollers.
He was dubbed “The Kid from Akron” when the Ohio native entered the league with a limitless future nearly 22 years ago. He's now the 40-year-old from Los Angeles with wisps of gray in his beard. He turned 40 on Monday and, in his next game, will become the first player in NBA history to appear in a game in his teens, 20s, 30s and 40s.
Abdul-Jabbar’s 23.4 points in 1985-86 is the record; seven players wound up averaging 1 point per game or less, with Mike Novak’s 0.2-point average (he made one free throw in five games) the ...
Gary Player: 73 years 2009 Gymnastics: Oksana Chusovitina: 49 years, 194 days Active Ice hockey: Gordie Howe (one-off) 69 years, 276 days 1997 Jaromír Jágr [11] 52 years, 319 days Active International Darts: John Magowan: 72 years 2013 Lacrosse: John Tavares: 47 years 2015 Mixed Martial Arts: John Williams: 70 years, 139 days 2010 Rugby ...
His 35 points were his 81st 30-point game since turning 35, surpassing Karl Malone for the most 30-point games by any player since turning 35 in NBA history. [356] On November 15, James logged 28 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists in a 125–110 loss to the Sacramento Kings, becoming the second-oldest player to have recorded a triple-double.
He’s now the oldest player in the league. The Kid from Akron — what James still calls himself — isn’t a kid anymore, and the 38-year-old enters this season as the NBA’s most senior player.
Philadelphia 76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr., right, goes up for a shot against San Antonio Spurs' Victor Wembanyama during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, in Philadelphia.
As of 2022, he is the oldest player to win an NBA championship, having been a member of the NBA champion Chicago Bulls in 1997 at the age of 43. [32] As of October 2023, he is the third-oldest player to ever play an NBA game (the two oldest players to have played in the NBA are Nat Hickey and Kevin Willis). [29]