Giannis Antetokounmpo Wants To Break LeBron James’ Scoring Record: ‘It’s Something That I Want To Do’
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo told reporters on Saturday that he wants to break LeBron James‘ NBA scoring record.
James is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. Antetokounmpo is currently 47th.
Against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, Antetokounmpo became the sixth-youngest player in NBA history to score 21,000 points. Only James, Wilt Chamberlain, Kobe Bryant, Kevin Durant and Michael Jordan scored 21,000 points at a younger age than Antetokounmpo.
“I think to get to the top of the scoring list, it’s not six, seven, eight years away,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said. “I think, in my opinion, it’s four years away. Four, five years away, 4 1/2 years away.
“I think when I am going to be 35 years old and sitting in this chair, and we want to have a discussion of I am in the top list of all time in scoring, I would have talked that into existence. And not just talking it into existence because I believe that I’m going to do it. It’s something that I want to do.”
James is still playing and adding to his NBA record, so it’s going to be tough for Antetokounmpo to catch the Los Angeles Lakers star.
However, never say never.
“First of all, we gotta talk about who those guys are, because I just saw those guys,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said. “We’re talking about Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Wilt (Chamberlain) and Kevin Durant. I think it’s the GOATs of the GOATs, and I don’t think anybody disagrees in this room. I don’t think anyone in this world disagrees.
“Just to be on that list with them is incredible. Have I accomplished as much as them? I don’t think so. Do I have a lot of room to improve and room to grow and years to keep on writing my own legacy? Yes.”
Antetokounmpo is averaging 30.9 points per game on the season. The Bucks improved to 9-12 after beating the Nets.
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