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Which NBA player has never come off the bench? (alien.top)
submitted 11 months ago by DonT012@alien.top to c/nba@nba.space
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Which NBA player has played the most games without ever coming off the bench? Lebron came off the bench twice in his career. Or who played the most games but fewest off the bench?

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[–] Khione_Asteri@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

kareem maybe? yea kareem for sure holds the record for most starts and consecutive starts.

[–] beefJeRKy-LB@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Chris Paul was there for a while.

[–] Rrypl@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Tatum never has

[–] Elsquidwardo85@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Dame got 778 games so far

https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/l/lillada01.html

[–] Salahs_Chest_Hair@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

LeBron did that to show support for Anderson Varejao, believe it was due to a contract dispute at the time.

[–] BcuzRacecar@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

dame gotta be up there now

[–] SqueezedTuna@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Wemby lol

[–] RiFLE_@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Melo

[–] aaden08@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Source NBA.com (active players)

With Paul's streak now over, Milwaukee's Damian Lillard — who was playing in the 833rd game of his career on Sunday night — now has more starts than any other active player without an appearance as a reserve. Dallas' Kyrie Irving is next on that list, with all of his 748 NBA appearances being starts.Oct 30, 2023

[–] O_oh@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

right behind Bron...

Tim Duncan 1389/1392

[–] Overall-Palpitation6@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

For guys who have a small handful of off-the-bench appearances, like LeBron, I'm curious about the specific circumstances that led to them coming off the bench in those games. Like, why did it happen?

[–] Global_Painter1020@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

The answer you’re looking for is Cal Ripken Jr.