Barkley appeared on Throw It Down with Bill Walton to discuss James’ impending historic accomplishment. The Inside the NBA analyst gave a shoutout to Abdal-Jabbar for holding the scoring record since 1984. He praised “The King” for being a great player but pointed out Kareem’s four-year college career.
Barkley continued:
Charles Barkley had the same sentiment last month when he appeared on The Next Round podcast. Barkley went on to praise LeBron James but explained why he’s more impressed with Abdul-Jabbar.
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LeBron James could break scoring record next week
LeBron James could break the NBA’s all-time scoring record next week on Feb. 7 against the OKC Thunder. James only needs 89 points to surpass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after scoring 28 points on Tuesday in the overtime win against the New York Knicks.
The LA Lakers have two more games on their current road trip, visiting the Indiana Pacers on Thursday and the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday. The Lakers will return to Crypto.com Arena next week to take on the Thunder.
With James averaging 30.2 points per game this season, he’s on course to breaking the record against the Thunder. However, he also needs to play the next two games, as a sore left ankle has been bothering him for the last two months.
Ticket prices for the Lakers-Thunder game next week are already skyrocketing and reaching absurd levels.
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