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Shaquille O’Neal applied the pressure, and it worked.
After LeBron James surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer on Tuesday, O’Neal tried to get the Lakers star to put the GOAT conversation to rest by admitting that he is the greatest of all time.
“Does this now make you the greatest of all time? Are you now the GOAT?” O’Neal asked on TNT’s postgame show, to which James played coy at first.
“I’m going to let everybody else decide who that is or just talk about it, but it’s great barbershop talk,” James said after scoring 38 points in a 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.
“I want to hear you say it Bron Bron. … say it with your chest Bron Bron,” O’Neal replied, laughing.
“Listen big fella … me personally, I’m going to take myself,” James said. “I’m going to take myself against anybody that’s ever played this game. But everyone’s going to have their favorite, everyone’s going to decide who their favorite is. But I know what I’ve brought to the table, I know what I bring tot he table every single night and what I can do out on this floor.
“I always feel like I’m the best to ever play this game, but there are so many other great ones and I’m just happy to be a part of their journey.
