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Fans Go Berserk As NBA Gets Openly “Rigged” To Put the Spotlight on LeBron James

Published 01/21/2023, 5:10 AM EST

The Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is on the verge of creating history as he could be surpassing the All-Time scoring record held by another Lakers legend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Recently NBA Commissioner, Adam Silver gave his take on the timeline of when King James would end up surpassing the 7’2 legend. Meanwhile, Silver’s words on the four-time champion elicited the NBA world’s attention, creating a buzz on social media.

On Jan 15, James crossed the 38,000-point mark and became the second player to do so in NBA history. Currently, he is just a few points behind the Lakers legend’s tally of 38,387 points. Speculating on this, the NBA Commissioner gave his prediction which was certainly not well-received by the fans.

Adam Silver’s take on LeBron James and the record

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During a press meet prior to the 2023 NBA Paris Game, Silver predicted when the 18-time All-Star might end up breaking the All-Time scoring record. The NBA Commissioner expressed that the four-time champion(38,104) would likely surpass Abdul-JAbbar(38,387) ‘in the first half of February’.

If Silver’s prediction is correct, it would mean that James would end up being the highest point scorer in NBA history just before the All-Star game in Utah. Silver further added that the All-Star Weekend would be ‘the perfect opportunity to honor him [James]’.

NBA fans reflect on Silver’s take on King James

Soon, Silver’s take blew up on Twitter. Fans quickly reacted to his opinion. Most of the fans expressed that the league may be scripted. While a few of them commented positive things about King James. The reception was seemingly mixed.

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Here are some of the reactions of the NBA fans:

Rigged
— Tyler Blint-Welsh (@tylergabriel_) January 21, 2023

Staged
— Ricardo (@cartagena_11) January 20, 2023

Lebron who?
— Jon Elder | Amazon FBA | Private Label Consultant (@BlackLabelAdvsr) January 21, 2023

The script leaked
— Freddy (@Freddychini) January 20, 2023

Script Leak
— Chicago's Greatest Troll (@Zach_LaGoat) January 20, 2023

Deserved for the GOAT
— 🦌 (@TroIledByAkumpo) January 20, 2023

LeScripted
— Adam (@Adszn_) January 20, 2023

The new nba script got leaked 😭
— ‏ً (@Istealtweetslol) January 20, 2023

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This is why LeBron is the undisputed goat 🐐
— 𝗝𝖆 ☥ (@wordtoja) January 20, 2023

When do you think LeBron James would surpass the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record? Do you think he would likely catch and surpass the Lakers legend in the first half of February? Please let us know in the comments below.

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Written by:

Ayush Roy is an NBA writer at Essentially Sports. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Calcutta. Capitalizing his background in finance, Ayush likes to dive deep into the economics of the NBA.

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Jayant Chhabra

Fans Go Berserk As NBA Gets Openly “Rigged” To Put the Spotlight on LeBron James

Adam Silver’s take on LeBron James and the record

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NBA fans reflect on Silver’s take on King James