639 matches: Bamberg's Tadda sets German basketball league record
Bamberg's Karsten Tadda in action during the German Bundesliga Basketball match between Ratiopharm Ulm and Bamberg Baskets at ratiopharm arena. Tom Weller/dpa
Former German international Karsten Tadda of Bamberg Baskets played his 639th match in Germany's basketball top flight on Thursday to set a Bundesliga record in the sport.
Tadda, 36, achieved the mark in his penultimate career match against ratiopharm Ulm. Tadda has spent 18 years in the league and will retire on Sunday after Bamberg's last season game against Rasta Vechta.
Tadda won five German league titles and three German Cups with Bamberg, and one Champions League with Telekom Baskets Bonn. He earned 89 national team games between 2012 and 2019.
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