Story byHoopsHypeThu, January 22, 2026 at 8:44 PM UTCCarrington doesn’t call attention to his own streak, and, during an interview Wednesday afternoon, he sounded as if he would prefer that everyone would focus on almost anything else. The number of games he’s played in a row, he explained, is a byproduct of his love of the sport and the fierce work ethic fostered by his late father, Carlton Carrington Jr., a beloved youth basketball coach who was known as “Big Bub;” his mother, Karima Carrington; and his older brother, Kareem Montgomery, who played football at Lehigh University. New York TimesThis article originally appeared on Hoops Hype: Carrington doesn’t call attention to his own streak, ….
