Antetokounmpo’s coach, Mike Buldenholzer even responded to Abdul-Jabbar’s take on the evolution of basketball, citing the six-time NBA Champion as a player who did “everything else” while playing – except bring the ball up in transition.

Source: https://nypost.com/2023/02/11/kareem-abdul-jabbar-annoyed-he-couldnt-play-like-giannis-antetokounmpo/

It’s been practically a week since LeBron James made himself the all-time scoring leader in the National Basketball Association (NBA), breaking fellow Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 39-year total of 38,387 points.

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/02/14/coaches-come-and-go/

James surpassed Abdul-Jabbar’s career total of 38,387 points on a basket with 10.9 seconds left in the third quarter.

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/02/07/lakers-lebron-james-breaks-nbas-career-scoring-record/

One of Abdul-Jabbar’s biggest claims to GOAT status is his impressive longevity.

Source: https://udreview.com/commentary-has-lebron-james-cemented-his-legacy-as-the-goat-of-professional-basketball/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=commentary-has-lebron-james-cemented-his-legacy-as-the-goat-of-professional-basketball

So, it was easier for James to beat Abdul-Jabbar’s record than it was for Abdul-Jabbar to accumulate the amount of points he did.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/story/2023-02-10/lebron-james-is-great-but-is-he-the-best