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    What Showtime Lakers and other legends are saying about LeBron James

    Former Lakers stars and Hall of Famers give their impressions of LeBron James overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time scoring leader. Shaquille O'Neal The Hall of Fame center, now an analyst for TNT, played with LeBron James in Cleveland during the 2009-2010 season. O'Neal won three NBA championships with Kobe Bryant and the Lakers and another one with Dwyane Wade and the Miami ...
    by Broderick Turner, Los Angeles Times Feb 08, 2023 10 minutes
    The Los Angeles Lakers' LeBron James reacts after a 3- point shot during the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles.

    Former Lakers stars and Hall of Famers give their impressions of LeBron James overtaking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA's all-time scoring leader.

    Shaquille O'Neal

    The Hall of Fame center, now an analyst for TNT, played with LeBron James in Cleveland during the 2009-2010 season. O'Neal won three NBA championships with Kobe Bryant and the Lakers and another one with Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat.

    "I knew LeBron was going to be great, but I didn't think he was going to be like this. I didn't think anybody would break that scoring record. I was going for Wilt's record. Wilt was the most dominant and whenever they talk about categories, LeBron, Kobe and Jordan, they are in that 'GOAT' conversation. Wilt and I are in the most dominant conversation. So, I'm in a category that has two people. If I would have passed Wilt up, I would have heard people say there was only one. I passed him up in championships but I wanted to pass him up in other categories.

    "But, naw, I didn't think anybody would be able to get [the scoring record]. It's a phenomenal feat. He's been a great ambassador for the league. And I don't think it'll be broken for another 30, 40 years.

    "Me, Kobe and Ron Harper went to see Bron play when he was in high school and I knew he was special then. There have been only a handful of guys that came in from Day 1 — I'm one of those guys and he's one of those guys and Magic — that just dominated from Day 1. And Bron has been through three different eras. He holds

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