NBA Individual Player Records

 Some of the world's best basketball players played in the NBA. That's amazing to see how an American sport has world records held by Americans. Here is a  List of basketball associated world record holders:

Season scoring average	50.4	Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 76ers 1961-62
Most points single season	4029	Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 76ers 1961-62
Scoring average rookie Season	37.6	Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 76ers 1959-60
Most points rookie season	2707	Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 76ers 1959-60
Most games 50 or more points, one season	45	Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 76ers 1961-62
Most games 50 or more points, career	118	Wilt Chamberlin
Most consecutive games 50 or more points	7	Wilt Chamberlin, Dec 16-Dec 29, 1961
Most games 40 or more points, one season	63	Wilt Chamberlain, Phi. 76ers 1961-62
Most games 40 or more points, career	271	Wilt Chamberlin
Most consecutive games 40 or more points	14	Wilt Chamberlin, Dec 8-Dec 30, 1961, Jan 11-Feb 1, 1962
Most seasons leading league in scoring	10	Michael Jordan, 1986-87 to 1992-93, 1995-96 to 1997-98
Most consecutive seasons leading league in scoring	7	Michael Jordan, 1986-87 to 1992-93 Wilt Chamberlin, 1959-60 to 1965-66
Most seasons 2,000 or more points	12	Karl Malone, 1987-88 to 1997-98, 1999-00
Most consective seasons, 2,00 or more points	11	Karl Malone, 1987-88 to 1997-98
Most seasons 1,00 or more points	19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 1969-70 to 1987-88
Most consecutive seasons, 1,000 or more points	19	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. 1969-70 to 1987-88

How it all started

                                 How It All Started

The Game of basketball is my personal favourite. It was presented to a YMCA as a winter sport by Dr. James Naismith and was first officially played on January 20th, 1892 in Springfield, Massachusetts. But it has been around for many more years than that. The Olmec people of ancient Mexico played a similar type of game over 500 years ago. The game lasted 30 minutes and the score was 1-0.The Game grew in popularity and within a few years, and new Basketball leagues began forming, including the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and the Intercollegiate Athletic Association.
Fun Facts:
The first national professional basketball team was the Boston Celtics. (Funner Fact: They were a knockoff of the New York Celtics that ended in WWI)

The article where I got it from
http://nbahoopsonline.com/Articles/History1.html

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