Link's extraordinary clutch ability and incredible game-winning percentage had given him a chance to crack the top three in career game-winners in less than ten years.
Of course, there were many different kinds of game-winning shot rankings. Some media outlets counted only buzzer-beaters, while others counted only game-winners that occurred during the regular season.
But if playoff games and near-game-winners that were not buzzer-beaters were included, then Link having so many was perfectly normal.
After all, in which season had he not played until the very end before finally going on vacation?
While other players had already started fishing, Link was still adding to his statistical records.
Even if Link played only four games in every playoff series, that still amounted to sixteen games over a year.
Over so many years, it was easy for Link to have played more than a hundred games more than everyone else.
Moreover, Link had not suffered any major injuries throughout his career and had played more than seventy-five games every season.
So while Link's career was not particularly long, it had been remarkably substantial. He accumulated stats far faster than people imagined.
What Michael Jordan said in his interview made fans impatient to see Link's next game-winner.
One game-winning shot could decide his place in history.
Was there anything more exciting than that?
Overnight, claims that "Jordan believes Link will surpass James and is looking forward to Link's next game-winner" spread across the entire United States.
Watching the old rogue trigger an earthquake in the basketball world with just a few casual remarks, Link had to admire the man's influence.
Though many years had passed, Jordan's influence had never faded.
Over the years, great superstars such as Kobe, Iverson, Wade, James, and Duncan had all written their own legends in the league, yet