Could An Old Head Suit Up for 1 Game?

[bballfan1three3]

A few years ago, I watched a game with NHL "old heads" as in stars of the past decades. They took it seriously enough and it was fun to watch. There were some pretty huge differences in the condition of the guys, which is pretty obvious. Mark Messier was still a beast (about 60 years at the time of the game) and I felt like he could play just fine in some Finnish or Swedish primary league. There were surprises like Esa Tikkanen who looked out of shape but they suddenly found their old skills. There were some 70s stars who looked around 70 years and were having heaps of fun. And there was Gretzky who I felt a bit sorry for as he had trouble just with skating and keeping up with the others.
Anyways, something like that with old NBA stars would be great (or has there been something similar?).

This sounds AMAZING

[bballfan1three3]

A few years ago, I watched a game with NHL "old heads" as in stars of the past decades. They took it seriously enough and it was fun to watch. There were some pretty huge differences in the condition of the guys, which is pretty obvious. Mark Messier was still a beast (about 60 years at the time of the game) and I felt like he could play just fine in some Finnish or Swedish primary league. There were surprises like Esa Tikkanen who looked out of shape but they suddenly found their old skills. There were some 70s stars who looked around 70 years and were having heaps of fun. And there was Gretzky who I felt a bit sorry for as he had trouble just with skating and keeping up with the others.
Anyways, something like that with old NBA stars would be great (or has there been something similar?).

An NBA Legends Game ran for a decade (1984 to 1993) as part of the All Star Weekend:

https://www.basketball-reference.com/allstar/legends.html

This would be SO FUN. NBA should do this!