Every day that goes by brings us a little bit closer to witnessing LeBron James ascend to the title of NBA history’s best statistical scorer. He already has the record for the most points scored in both the regular season and the playoffs, but he is now only 89 points short of owning the record for the regular season alone.
The record has belonged to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar since 1984 and people were worried that Kareem might not be happy to see LeBron get this record at his expense. However, Kareem has already clarified that he won’t treat LeBron the way Wilt Chamberlain treated him when KAJ was the one to break the record.
“When I broke Wilt Chamberlain’s scoring record in 1984 — the year LeBron was born — it bothered Wilt, who’d had a bit of a one-sided rivalry with me since I’d started doing so well in the NBA,” he wrote. “I don’t feel that way toward LeBron. Not only will I celebrate his accomplishment, I will sing his praises unequivocally.” (h/t AP)
Watching these players move past their rivalry is a good thing. Kareem might witness LeBron break the record against his former team, Milwaukee Bucks while playing for the other team he represented, the Lakers.
Is LeBron James The GOAT?
The second LeBron scored the points to put him over the top, a lot of discourse around who’s the GOAT of the NBA will restart. While LeBron has the best case out of any other player to challenge Michael Jordan atop the pyramid, it seems many fans may be left unconvinced by this achievement catapulting LBJ ahead of Jordan.
If LeBron can win another championship, that’ll be the only way for him to actually get fans to look at him as greater than Jordan. However, this accomplishment is nothing to underrate. Hopefully, we see this chapter of LVJ’s career last for many more years.
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