8 sports records that will never be broken

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Here are eight sports records that will withstand the test of time and never be broken.

They say records are meant to be broken. While that is true, certain records are far more difficult to break than others. There are several records in sports that simply will never be broken. It will be nothing short of a miracle if they are.

Each of the major sports will get at least one record mentioned. Records people thought to be unbreakable have been broken. But consider yourself blessed if you see anyone even come close to topping these timeless records.

Most of these records are unbreakable because the sport in question has evolved. Whatever the reason, these eight records aren’t ever being broken.

8. Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game

Many have come close to duplicating or topping Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game. However, scoring 100 points in a single game is mind-boggling to this day. Even after seeing Kobe Bryant’s 81 point effort, Chamberlain’s record still appears unbreakable. Before Bryant dropped 81 on the poor Toronto Raptors in 2006, the last person to get more than 70 was David Robinson in 1994. Before that? David Thompson in 1978.

The mere thought of someone dominating enough to get 100 points is ridiculous. Steph Curry would have to hit 34 three-pointers to break Chamberlain’s record. Even if you factor in free throws, let’s say Curry gets 20, that’s still 27 three-pointers. Kobe attempted 46 field goals during his epic evening and made 28 of them. Imagine someone being even more dominant (and perhaps selfish) than that.

With stars resting at the first hint of a blowout, 100 points becomes even more unreachable. Chamberlain was able to score 100 points because at the time, he was as unstoppable as any player to step on a basketball court.

Someone would have to have an extremely historic evening to break what might be basketball’s most unbreakable single game record.

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