But basketball now is amazing ... 🗓 This Day in Stats, 1966: Wilt Chamberlain passes Bob Pettit to become the NBA's career scoring leader, a distinction he held until 1984.

Bob Pettit When Bob Pettit came out of college in 1954, no one thought he was talented enough to make it as a professional basketball player. Although he had been a prolific scorer at Louisiana ...

CLEVELAND — From 89-year-old Bob Pettit to 27-year-old Giannis Antetokounmpo, an amazing collection of basketball talent spanning eight NBA decades was honored at halftime of the league’s ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar admires James' desire to be the best, and Bob Pettit sees his strength ... according to basketball-reference.com, in NBA history to average at least 26 points, eight rebounds ...

Hall of Famer Bob Pettit was recently named to the NBA ... finishing 27.3 win shares over second-place Tim Duncan, according to basketball-reference. Every inactive player in the top-25 all ...

But one name you probably didn't expect to see on the list was Bob ... fans and basketball historians will closely watch Curry over the next few games to see if he ties or surpasses Pettit's ...

Susie’s nightly prayers might well be murmured by all St. Louis basketball buffs: “God bless Mommy, God bless Poppy, and God bless Bob Pettit.” Contact us at letters@time.com ...

Maravich, who has the most career points scored in NCAA Division I men's basketball history, will have his statue beside Hall of Famers Shaquille O'Neal and Bob Pettit outside of the north side of ...

Louis Hawks legend Bob Pettit, who was the NBA’s first-ever ... I really enjoyed the basketball that I played back in that era. We only had eight teams and I had the pleasure of playing against ...