Mere Few Days after LeBron James Demolished Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Record, Magic Johnson Makes Bold Claim on the 7’2 Lakers Legend

LeBron James’ recent milestone to surpass former Los Angeles Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has left fans debating about the greatness of the 7’2 giant. While fans usually debate between James and Michael Jordan as the greatest of all time, Kareem’s name often gets overlooked despite his legendary trophy cabinet. Recently, Magic Johnson, former teammate of Abdul-Jabbar, gave his two cents on his good friend’s legacy. Johnson’s subtle claim while praising his former teammate has received attention from the NBA World.

In his interview for ‘The Dan Patrick Show’, Johnson sat down with the host to talk about current basketball and stories from his career. From his thoughts about today’s NBA to tidbits from the past, Johnson revealed various things.

Magic Johnson believes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is ‘Underrated’ 

During the interview, Johnson had a bold claim about his friend Abdul-Jabbar. Magic spoke about his career with the Lakers and what it meant to win matches. Johnson started with, “Hey I want to win. I’m on whatever I need to score to help us win, that’s what I’m going to do… Even today I still don’t care, I just want to win.”

Dan Patrick went on to ask the hot question, “Is it possible Kareem is underrated?” The 5x champion boldly replied, “Oh for sure. We have to remember that Kareem is the most decorated winner in basketball history. Think about everything he did. He won almost every state championship at high school, he won every national championship in college, and was college player of the year every single year.”

Adding to the high praise, Johnson added, “He would have won four straight if freshmen were allowed to play at that time. So when I think about his full resume there is no greater winner. Probably him and Bill Russell would be the two dudes who had the most decorated career in terms of winning.”

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Fans now await a reply from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after Johnson’s ‘underrated’ comment on his former teammate weeks after Kareem refuted one of Johnson’s claims about the scoring record.

Kareem’s legendary trophy cabinet

Kareem’s name is synonymous with winning. The Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks legend won 6 NBA championships during his 20-year career. Although he won the Finals MVP only two times, Kareem was a 6x MVP, the most in NBA history. ‘The Captain’ was named an All-Star a record 19 times; LeBron James recently equaled that tally.

On top of all that, he was a 2x scoring champion and lead the league in blocks and rebounding multiple times. His achievements didn’t start in the NBA though, as he is the most decorated college basketball player of all time. Considering his trophy haul, Magic’s claim about Kareem being underrated may be true.

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However, the 7’2 legend’s biggest achievements possibly happened off the court. He always stands up for what he believes in and his activism has benefitted society many times. We may never see someone with such a decorated career again.