Against the San Antonio Spurs today, Lebron achieved a milestone only 6 other legendary NBA players have reached. This takes him further to lofty heights, joining the exclusive club of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (38,387), Karl Malone(36,928), Kobe Bryant (33,643) Michael Jordan (32,292), Wilt Chamberlain (31,419) and Dirk Nowitzki (30,837 and counting).
Congratulations are therefore in order!👏👏👏
But before we pat his 💪broad shoulders further, and because this is Lebron who wanted to be remembered as the best ever, the accomplishment needs to be scrutinized in a harsher light that claimants to the G.O.A.T demanded and deserved.
So without further ado:
1. Lebron needed just 25 points to reach 30K in the prior game against OKC (148-124 win by Thunder). He scored only 18 and was crawling to get there. Had he really been the G.O.A.T. or a close approximation, he'd at least have 25 points and then some.
2. Lebron is now the youngest player to reach 30K👏👏👏. But wait, how many seasons did it take him to get there? 15 seasons. Uhhm, so he had a headstart (entering the NBA at a very young age). Displayed patience and perseverance to get there (give him that).
So how do he really stack up so far? Well, LJ is really great. There's no dispute in that. But compared to what others in the pantheon of NBA gods accomplished in the same span? He should have done more than that! To him whom much is given, much is expected!
I mean he said so himself he's chasing a ghost! That's Michael Jordan who's regarded as Basketball's G.O.A.T (and you can make a case, maybe in all sport!). But notwithstanding that Lebron has only 3 rings in 8 tries, the most that will come back to haunt him is the fact that he couldn't dominate the current greats in front of him. Reinforced by Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh, Lebron failed miserably against the great but aging All-Hail-Dirk-Nowitski! He's also lost twice to the greatest sharpshooter of all time that is Steph Curry. And just lately, he seemed to be losing ground against a demoralizing Kevin Durant. If you're the G.O.A.T how do you justify that? MJ destroyed the opponents in front of him while LJ is just trying to spin the narrative!
The verdict: Embrace the greatness of Lebron James and enjoy him while you can. He's a once-in-a-generation talent👏👏👏. But Lebron is not the G.O.A.T and it's too late for him at this stage.😱
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