Lebron James is 1,326 units away from breaking the record for most points scored in NBA history, which belongs to Kareem Abdul-Jabbarbut that has caused a Los Angeles Lakers legend to show jealousy.
Shaquille O’Neal I participate in Impaulsivethe podcast of youtuber turned professional boxer Logan Paul, and stated that he envies LeBron for being the player to beat Abdul-Jabbar’s recordbut that said achievement will not make him the best player of all time.
“I think the best player of all time is Michael Jordan. LeBron will do something that hasn’t been done in a long time. […] That I surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, I can honestly say that I am jealous of that achievement”
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His target was Wilt
The former NBA player also stated that sor objective was to surpass the legendary Wilt Chamberlain on the list of most points scored in NBA history in order to be remembered as the most dominant ‘big man’ of all time.
“I wanted to pass Wilt Chamberlain because at that time I arrogantly wanted to say that he was the most dominant big man of all time and did not want to hear another name. Now when they talk about the most dominant there is Wilt, Bill (Russell) and Shaq. He is great, but I preferred to be there by myself.”
O’Neal He played 19 seasons in the NBA and racked up 28,596 points during that span after playing for the Magic, Lakers, Heat, Suns, Cavaliers and Celtics. In contrast, Chamberlain only appeared in 14 seasons and generated 31,419 units.
