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The Shortest NBA Career: 3.9 Seconds
What Cal Ripken Jr. is to Major League Baseball, JamesOn Curry is the Opposite to the National Basketball Association
Most sports fans have heard of Cal Ripken Jr.’s incredible record of playing in 2,632 consecutive games over 16 years. The streak began on May 30, 1982, and ended voluntarily on September 19, 1998. Few baseball players spend 18 straight years in the major leagues, and most won’t play a single season without an injury or a day off.
This story isn’t about Ripken, but what some would consider the polar opposite. It’s about a record most people choose not to hold, but unfortunately, someone has to. This story is about JamesOn (pronounced \Jaymz-ahn\) Curry and his 3.9-second playing career in the NBA. His unique name originated in honor of both his grandfather James and his father Leon (there was no explanation for the capitalization of the “O”)
That Special Night in Boston: January 25, 2010
The temperature was in the mid-50s, an unusually warm evening for late January in Boston. The 18,624 fans heading into the TD Garden for an NBA game between the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics had no way of knowing they were about to witness a dubious record that would stand the test of…
