Jeremy Ingram (183-G-1991, college: AAMU) is a191 cm guard that was born in Alabama and has played his entire professional career in Germany for teams like Speyer, Idstein, Bensheim and recently SG Mannheim. This season he played for Regionalliga team Bargteheide picking up Regionalliga player of the year averaging 25/5/2/3 stats. Last season with SG Mannheim he picked up South West Regionalliga player of the year while averaging (32.1ppg), 5.7rpg, 4.2apg, Steals-4 (2.6spg), FGP: 55.4%, 3PT: 35.4%, 9%. He began his career with Enterprise State Community College (JUCO) and then finished with Alabama A&M University (NCAA). He spoke to germanhoops.com about Lebron James becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.
Lebron James has beaten Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s NBA all-time scoring record. Did you stay up to watch history?
Nah I went to sleep because I actually didn’t think he would do it that game but never Count out Lebron, he’s definitely special.
How does one put this record into perspective best? It stood almost 40 years?
I still wouldn’t say best Scorer. He is the Scoring Leader and no one will probably ever catch his final number But best scorer goes to Jordan, Kobe , and some people might even say Kareem.
How do you feel about the record being that you’re a Kobe fan?
I feel like Lebron is the best all-around basketball player that ever walked earth. But I don’t think he has earned the title ‘Best Scorer’. Definitely top 3 basketball player ever in my eyes though.
He scored 36 points in 26 minutes. Was it another normal day at the office?
Lebron is great and the fact he can still score like this at his age is amazing. He deserves his flowers. How much is that ball going to be worth? Probably more than my car and my house put together.
Russell Westbrook made the pass. Do you think that in 20 years the pass could be remembered more than his triple doubles?
No I don’t think so. Triple doubles will always be the highlight of his career because other than that, he hasn’t done much since.
His record breaking basket was a step back over Kenrich Williams. Is that the kind of shot you expected knowing the kind of player he is? Or would you have expected a dunk for the spectacular finish?
I expected a midrange shot because as he has gotten older he has really developed a consistent mid range which he didn’t really have early in his career. Great players always improve their game.
There obviously is a lot of respect for Kareem, by the basketball world, but what would have happened on social media if Lebron had gotten the record with a sky hook shot?
He would have definitely broke the internet. I think he did right by doing his own thing and not taking someone else’s identity. Be yourself.
Kareem is such a gentleman. You didn’t grow up with him, but what does his legacy mean to younger guys? Can they even understand what that guy did?
I honestly don’t think my generation knows how much Kareem means to the game of basketball. I think that’s more of the generation before me definitely.
Lebron will have more than 40,000 points when it’s all over. Back in 1984 people said it would never be broken? Will this record be broken?
I honestly don’t see no one playing as long as Lebron so I don’t think anyone will come close to his final points total.
If Luka Doncic continues to play to 40 stays fit and becomes a physical specimen like Lebron, could he dethrone him?
I think Luka will make it to the top 20 but he already has a lot of miles on his body . To play long enough to pass Lebron I just can’t imagine that’s possible for him.
Does this record finally give Lebron the GOAT status over Michael Jordan?
Never. Like I said Lebron is top 3 but it’s just certain qualifications and characteristics you have to portray to be considered the GOAT.
What is your favorite Lebron moment that you witnessed live or on TV?
I actually watched Lebron vs. Kobe live when I went to a Miami Heat vs. Laker game back in like 2013/2014 . Kobe was there but did not play because he was injured at the time.
Thanks Jeremy for the chat.
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