FANTASY FURNACE

When most people think of “Iron Man” records in sports they usually think of Cal Ripken Jr.  On September 6, 1995 Ripken broke the MLB record with most consecutive games played when he completed his 2,131 straight game.  His streak would end at 2,632 games and set the record on September 20,1998.

Another player that holds a similar streak in the NBA is A.C. Green.  Green was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 23rd overall pick in the 1985 Draft.  Green would play every single game of his rookie season.  In his second season for the Lakers he sat out three early games.  He returned to the court in San Antonio, TX versus the Spurs on November 19, 1986.  The Lakers would win the game 117-108 over the Spurs that night.  Green scored no points in 13 minutes of play.  What no one realized is that uneventful game…