Kobe Bryant sets all-time record for misses

Kobe Bryant set the NBA record for missed shots his way – inefficiently.

Needing 13 misses entering the night to break the record, Kobe raced to tie John Havlicek’s mark. The Lakers superstar missed his 12th shot against the Grizzlies with 2:49 left in the third quarter. But he drew a couple fouls to close the period and began the fourth quarter on the bench, leaving history to wait.

Finally, 15 seconds after re-entering the game, Kobe missed a 14-footer with 6:22 to take sole possession the record. It took longer than expected, but basketball immortality was his as his stat line hit 7-for-20.

Here’s the all-time leader board:

Player	From	To	G	FG	FGA	Missed shots
Kobe Bryant	1997	2015	1252	11118	24536	13418
John Havlicek	1963	1978	1270	10513	23930	13417
Elvin Hayes	1969	1984	1303	10976	24272	13296
Karl Malone	1986	2004	1476	13528	26210	12682
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	1970	1989	1560	15837	28307	12470
Michael Jordan	1985	2003	1072	12192	24537	12345
Dominique Wilkins	1983	1999	1074	9963	21589	11626
Elgin Baylor	1959	1972	846	8693	20171	11478
Allen Iverson	1997	2010	914	8467	19906	11439
Wilt Chamberlain	1960	1973	1045	12681	23497	10816
Vince Carter	1999	2015	1155	8431	19088	10657
Kevin Garnett	1996	2015	1383	10329	20771	10442
Dirk Nowitzki	1999	2015	1196	9467	19860	10393
Ray Allen	1997	2014	1300	8567	18955	10388
Alex English	1977	1991	1193	10659	21036	10377
Hal Greer	1959	1973	1122	8504	18811	10307
Bob Cousy	1951	1970	924	6168	16468	10300
Hakeem Olajuwon	1985	2002	1238	10749	20991	10242
Paul Pierce	1999	2015	1184	8228	18417	10189
Oscar Robertson	1961	1974	1040	9508	19620	10112
Jerry West	1961	1974	932	9016	19032	10016
Gary Payton	1991	2007	1335	8708	18698	9990
Moses Malone	1977	1995	1329	9435	19225	9790
Dolph Schayes	1950	1964	996	5863	15427	9564
Patrick Ewing	1986	2002	1183	9702	19241	9539

As Kurt wrote earlier, Kobe set this record only because he was the Lakers’ go-to scorer so long. Lesser players don’t get the opportunity to miss so many shots. The above list is full of Hall of Famers and future Hall of Famers for a reason.

But Kobe’s gunning stands alone now in history with a record he could hold for quite some time.