LA Lakers News Roundup: NBA insider believes LeBron James is in pole position to own an NBA team, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar backs the new Lakers documentary on Hulu, and more - August 11, 2022
"Jordan played far far shorter than the other guys... he played seven years lesser than Kareem and LeBron" - Nick Wright defends putting Michael Jordan behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and LeBron James on his all-time list
“The Jordan folks are gonna get mad… Jordan played far, far shorter than the other guys” - Nick Wright says the GOAT discussion is a 3-person discussion, cites Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s longevity
“I deserve massive credit for having the courage to give respect to Kareem, even at the expense of everyone’s idol Michael Jordan” - NBA analyst says his top 50 list is the best ever compiled
“The things he did on the court enabled his team to win 11 world championships, you’re not going to see that happen again” - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says Bill Russell the competitor will live on forever
“I got Russell, I got Kareem, I’d just pick 1 of them and I got better than anybody you got today” - Bob Ryan debunks the myth that players from 1960s and 1970s would not make it in today’s NBA
“LeBron is coming off one his of best offensive years” - Nick Wright says LeBron James breaking Kareem Abdul-Jabar’s record on a mediocre Lakers team with Russell Westbrook is "a super-depressing possibility"
“That sky hook is not blockable” - Nick Wright says Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would’ve kicked "a**" in any era, compares his late career to Michael Jordan’s Wizards days
“It’s gonna reorient the discussion about his place in history” - NBA analyst on the inevitability of LeBron James passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the scoring chart
“Love you, Kareem; love you, Wilt, but it’s my house right now; my jersey’s about to be right next to you” - Shaquille O'Neal believes you have to move past your idols to cement your legacy, says it "has to be about me"
“I am still the all-time leading scorer in the NBA and I only made one three-point shot” - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reflects on how the game has changed, reminisces about his first and only 3-point shot
“The GOAT committee meets in secret” - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar gives a hilarious response to the GOAT question, says LeBron James breaking his record means he won’t have to worry about it again
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