Arenas doesn’t think James’ accomplishments with the Lakers are enough for a statue. (Photo/Dazhi Image Associated Press)
Lakers ace LeBron James wore the purple and gold jersey and continued to write milestones. He first surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the scoring leader, and then became the first 40,000-point record holder in history. While the greatness of his career is beyond doubt, Many fans have also begun to wonder about the possibility of “erecting a statue”. Former player Gilbert Arenas admitted that “it’s still far away.” After all, James’ achievements with the Lakers are far less brilliant than those of his predecessors. .
Arenas believes that if James’ career ends this season, it will be impossible to talk about “erecting a statue in Los Angeles” because he has not brought enough honors to the Lakers. Judging from the number of years he has played, At least he has to be like Shaquille O’Neal and win three championships in eight years. Now he can only put two pairs of shoes at most.
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This season is James’ sixth season with the Lakers. As of March 6, Taiwan time, he has accumulated 8,998 points, 2,642 rebounds, 2,647 assists, six All-Stars, one championship, and one FMVP; and from this From the data, it seems that it may not be on the discussion list of “erecting a statue outside Crypto.com Arena”.
It is worth mentioning that O’Neal, whose jersey has been retired by the Lakers and has a statue, has also expressed his position on this, saying that James is undoubtedly “qualified to have a statue” because it has nothing to do with the bubble park, but his real He brought a championship trophy to the Lakers, and even broke the historical scoring record wearing a purple and gold jersey. Everything has proved that James is a great player. As for the high expectations Lakers fans have for James, O’Neal also emphasized that he has done “what a Laker player should do.”
The “old age” 39-year-old James has played for the Cavaliers, Heat, and returned to the Cavaliers, and then brought his talents to Los Angeles. In the first 20 career seasons, he won numerous honors, including 20 All-Stars, 19 All-NBA Team selections, and 4 awards. Championship, 4 FMVPs, 4 MVP winners, mid-season championship, 1 scoring champion, 1 assist champion, 75 major players, etc.
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