Kareem Abdul-Jabbar weighs in on the GOAT debate

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Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was the NBA all-time main scorer till Wednesday when LeBron James overtook him, shared his ideas on the GOAT debate which is normally centered round Michael Jordan and James.

In response to him, it’s tough to find out who’s the best participant of all time as a result of there have been completely different eras of the sport and important rule adjustments through the years. However as far LeBron is worried, Abdul-Jabbar thinks he’s the best participant of his period.

“I feel the entire of the GOAT, the best of all time, that’s actually exhausting to find out,” he stated. “I imply, how many individuals noticed Sweetwater Clifton play? I didn’t. Most of us didn’t and he was superior, however that was again within the early Nineteen Fifties with out the 24 second clock.

“I feel the completely different eras of the sport, the addition of the clock and eventually the three-point shot, the sport has had eras. LeBron certainly is the best participant of his period. Possibly that period is correct behind that of Shaquille [O’Neal], Michael Jordan.

“There are people who dominated the sport, after which there are people who captured everyone’s creativeness. I feel that’s what Michael Jordan did. Everyone wished to be him, to do what he did.”