“If LeBron James is a Pass First Guy, How Come He’s Passing Kareem?”: $400 Million Worth Shaquille O’Neal Praises Lakers Star’s Skills and Longevity

Nithin Joseph
|PublishedDec 13, 2022

“If LeBron James is a Pass First Guy, How Come He’s Passing Kareem?”: $400 Million Worth Shaquille O’Neal Praises Lakers Star's Skills and Longevity

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LeBron James is one of the best players in today’s NBA. The King is currently in his 20th year as a professional player.

With such a huge milestone under his bag, there can be no denying that he is one if the greats. Especially, considering be is en route to making even more history.

LeBron is on course to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s scoring record. Something that deserves praise, and Shaquille O’Neal is here to give it. Remaining people that James isn’t even a scorer.

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Shaquille O’Neal praises LeBron James as he nears scoring record as a pass-first player

In a few games, LeBron James will surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. An achievement that is worthy of praise.

Well, Shaquille O’Neal is here to lavish it upon The King. The Big Aristotle appeared on the Rich Eisen Show, where he praised LeBron for his skills and longevity, while also reminding fans that he was about to break the scoring record as a pass-first player.

“You know people ask me, ‘Should this season be about him breaking the record if they don’t win a championship?’, the answer is, ‘Hell yeah’. I’m actually jealous. I wish I could be the guy that passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and be the greatest scorer in NBA history. The kid from Akron, Ohio. Always does the right thing, and plays the game the right way. People always say, ‘LeBron is a pass-first player!’. Well if he’s a pass-firsr guys, how is he about to pass Kareem in points? So I’m happy for LeBron, and when he gets the record, I’ll be the first one to tweet and the first one to congratulate him.”

$400 million worth man has it right. LeBron deserves every bit of praise he will get for this milestone. Although, he doesn’t seem that focused on it.

James is more focused on winning another ring than breaking the scoring record

Breaking the scoring record is a big deal, but not for LeBron James. Bron is more focused on winning his fifth championship. Even going so far as to say he would cry if he wins another ring, rather than cry over breaking the record.

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Talk about being committed to the cause. Hopefully, LeBron can achieve all he hopes to in his 20th season as a pro.

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Nithin Joseph

Nithin is a content writer at The SportsRush. Like his favorite athlete Kobe Bryant, the company has helped Nithin elevate his writing skills to a whole new level, especially as an NBA content writer. With over 1500 articles to his name, Nithin's love for the sport knows no bounds. And, as he continues to watch the sport on a daily basis, he hopes his fascination with the NBA, especially the Miami Heat will inspire more and more readers to give the sport a chance. Perhaps, one day making basketball in India as big as it is in the United States.

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