Kareem Abdul-Jabbar He is one of the most successful megastars in the NBA, but easily overlooked in the GOAT debate. Abdul-Jabbar is a 19-time All-Star, 15-time All-NBA, six-time MVP, six-time champion, two-time Finals MVP, 1969-70 Rookie of the Year and Hall of Famer. These are just a few of his NBA awards. Still, it’s never seriously discussed in GOAT discussions. But sports analyst Shannon sharp Put Kareem back on the GOAT list LeBron James. Unfortunately the list is for the “most disrespectful players of all time”.
The NBA community in general has always showered their superstar centers with love. However, analysts, media and Fans have slightly different views on Kareem. Just like how NBA analyst Shannon Sharp put Kareem after LBJ in the debates. Explaining his views on Sharp’s ‘unquestionably’ final episode, he said: “Kareem is the greatest high school basketball player. There is no doubt that he is the best player in college basketball, and you can argue that he is the best NBA player. He’s had six MVPs, six championships, third most rebounds, most points, 10 NBA Finals.”
Added, “But for whatever reason, he was really grumpy. … He was a man who was really easy not to love. So it’s there for me LeBron one and Kareem No. I bought 2 but there is no doubt about it.” Sharp added that Kareem needed to dig deep to find the real reasons for his hatred, but still put him at number 2.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was a crowd winner and entertainer.
The NBA has witnessed many great players over the years, winners of trophies and even winners of hearts without any trophies by name. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has done both. While he won 6 championships in his career, he won the hearts of basketball fans with the game he played. In Kareem’s case, many people only know him as the record holder for the most points in league history, as he regularly flashes on any search, but there are other aspects of the game that define Kareem’s basketball career and play.
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Abdul-Jabbar is one of basketball’s most iconic players. His influence in the league is known to most fans and highly respected by champion players. It’s almost unimaginable to see the all-time great being disrespected by modern sports analysts. Yes, Kareem wasn’t the prettiest player, but his innovative ‘sky hook’ revolutionized the game that no one will forget.
Not only was he an NBA-level champion, he’s also done similar things at a very young age and since his college days. The 7-meter center has been an NCAA champion, NCAA Tournament Outstanding Player, and national player of the year three times each. And there would probably be four each, but freshmen were not eligible to play in college. He was inducted into the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2007.
Being a part of the “Showtime Lakers” certainly helped its reputation and fan appreciation, but to be fair it was one of the few reasons the Lakers were showtime. He did most of the work near the rim area so the Lakers could easily make their fast break on the other side. We’ll have to wait for Sharp’s analysis and justification to place Kareem second on the list of most disrespectful players.
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