Amongst all of the eye-catching statements LeBron James made on “The Pat McAfee Present” this week, none had been as controversial as his take on the 1970s NBA.
The Los Angeles Lakers star overtly mocked the standard of ’70s basketball, suggesting that Giannis Antetokounmpo would have scored 250 factors had he performed within the decade. Many felt James’ feedback had been disrespectful to legendary scorers like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bob McAdoo, who received a number of scoring titles within the Seventies however by no means scored even 60 in a sport, not to mention 250 factors.
On Friday, Antetokounmpo weighed in on James’ feedback after the Milwaukee Bucks suffered a 116-107 loss to the New York Knicks. “The Greek Freak” mentioned whereas he was flattered by James’ reward, he disagreed with the notion that ’70s basketball would have been kid’s play for him.
“Nice praise, however I do not like evaluating eras,” Antetokounmpo instructed reporters. “It is not truthful. If I might performed within the ’70s, how everyone practiced and the way everyone performed, we might have performed the identical means. That is all you knew on the time. The sport evolves. We received to 2020 and we all know extra. Individuals shoot the ball from half courtroom. It’s very totally different, proper? You’ll be able to’t examine this period with that period.”
