It definitely helps coming from Boston That my GOAT is Larry Bird. When you grew up in the 80’s you really couldn’t go wrong with that choice. If you were from L A it would probably have been Magic or Kareem and from Philly it would most likely have been Julius Erving. In today’s age the 2 most common guys mentioned are Michael Jordan and LeBron James (203-SF-1984). Other guys that also are listed by many are Kobe Bryant or Steph Curry. For professional player Kareem Green (F) there is only one GOAT for him. ‘LeBron James is my Goat.He’s the number 1 scoring leader of all time and he sits at number 4 all time assists leader, and he’s been to 10 NBA finals won championships for 3 different organizations. He’s a great passer, a great leader and teammate. He’s a great father and husband and he impacts his community in a positive way for all those reasons he’s my goat’, stressed Kareem Green.PIf I would have had to pick one favorite moment from Larry Bird, It would have been difficult picking just one. It is safe to say that the most famous Bird moment was surely when he stole the ball in game 5 of the 1987 series against the Detroit Pistons. Other great moments that I remember was when he was on course for a quadruple double against Utah having 9 steals by the start of the fourth quarter but subbed himself out not chasing numbers, or his 60 points against the Atlanta Hawks or playing left handed for a half against Portland achieving a triple double and 47 points and game winning shot or combing for 81 points with Dominique Wilkins in an epic 1988 playoff battle or winning 3 NBA Allstar three point shooting contests and last but not least his endless trash talking duels with anyone who had the audacity to take him on as Xavier Mcdaniel and Merry Bleeping Christmas Chuck Person found out. Not to mention his dazzling no look passes. I really couldn’t mention one. Finding a LeBron James favorite Moment isn’t easy either. ‘I have 3 favorite Lebron moments. One moment for sure was this entire last season. It was crazy watching Lebron go from 14th place the first half of the season to being eliminated in the western conference finals at the age of 38. He carried his team as an old man something Jordan and Kobe couldn’t do at that age. Second was when the Cavs were down 3-1 to the Golden State Warriors and they came back and won the finals that was unheard of. My third favorite moment was Rookie Lebron vs Tmac 2003 Christmas game. Tmac had 41 and Lebron 34 and that was an epic game at the time. Tracy McGrady was top dog in the NBA so to see Lebron go against Tmac and kill,M we knew Lebron was going to be a major problem’, remembered Kareem Green.

In February 2023, the 39 year old NBA scoring record that Kareem Abdul Jabbar had held for almost 40 years was finally broken and from none other than LeBron James. If you were in the States and basketball fan, there is no way, you missed the game. ‘I did watch that game and it was beautiful to see Lebron pass Kareem with a step back mid range even though T Bryant had his man sealed in the paint. Lebron passing Kareem was like watching Leonardo da Vinci painting the Mona Lisa. It was art and it was also painful because we lost that game’, stressed Kareem Green. That this illustrious record stood for so long was no real surprise. ‘It stood for 40 years for a reason. Kareem was an excellent scorer, a basketball Sivart in the paint. I still can’t believe he scored all those points with no 3s. When people think of Lebron they think of a passer, a team leader not a scorer. It’s amazing how Lebron is number 1 In scoring and number 4 in all-time assists leader with 10,420 assists that’s unheard of’, stated Kareem Green. Lebron was all business that night showing his brutal scoring game and showed he can really explode at anytime for a game like that as if it was nothing. ‘I think he was gunning for that 38 points in 26 mins. He wanted to get it out the way and he was hungry for it. But yes just another day at the office for him. Last year he averaged 28.9 8 and 6 not bad for an old man’, smiled Kareem Green. On his record breaking play, Lebron received the pass from Mr triple double Russell Westbrook and made a fade away jumper. Will anyone remember the pass in 20 years and wouldn’t a dunk have been more spectacular for the fans? ‘Nobody will remember the pass. I didn’t remember the pass until you just said something and Russell is my man too. I really respect his game. I know Lebron is still capable of throwing it down hard and postering players but Lebron is an old man so a step back fadeaway is expected from him just like Kobe and Jordan once their athleticism was gone, they developed a wicked jump shot same thing Lebron has done. Actually that step back fadeaway is 1000 times better than a dunk because it shows growth in his game’, said Kareem Green. One has too wonder just how much that record breaking ball will be worth? ‘That’s a great question. According to basketball insiders the game jersey where he passed Kareem is worth 3 million so I’m thinking the ball maybe could be worth 1 maybe 2 million realistically. Idk is there a number for it yet Miles?’, added Kareem Green.

In today’s generation, you could find many that wouldn’t even know who Kareem Abdul Jabbar was, but Kareem Green knows exactly who Kareem was. The real basketball nerds even young know exactly who Mr skyhook was. ‘Well my father named me after Kareem so Kareem always had a special place in my heart you know. People only talk about MJ being the goat but Kareem has everything MJ has plus more to me. Kareem is definitely a top 3 player of all time. I would say if younger players are serious about the game and dedicated and study the game then it’s no way possible to not know who Kareem is’, commented Kareem Green. One has to wonder what would have happened had Lebron had had the audacity of making the record breaking shot with the famous sky hook? Back in the day, you would have found some interesting newspaper headlines and in 2023 social media would have exploded. ‘Social media would have had a field day with memes. If Lebron would have scored that basket with a skyhook. They already had hundreds of memes out on when he passed him so I could only imagine how the twitter and Instagram world would have reacted. But if Lebron did take a skyhook and made it and then said I’m paying respects to Kareem then that would have been so inspirational’, explained Kareem Green. How long will Lebron be able to keep the record? Possibly another 40 years, or could Luka Doncic break the record if he can suddenly become a physical specimen and keep the motivation? ‘I believe in due time it will be broken, because history repeats itself but in my opinion the person that’s going to break that record hasn’t been born yet. I think Lebron will have 40 years at the top like Kareem. I don’t think Lebron’s record will be touched any time soon. Luka can play until 60 and it still won’t come close and Luka is a beast. I think the person that will pass Lebron hasn’t even been born yet’, warned Kareem Green. The Harlem New York native has a lot of respect for Michael Jordan and definitely knows his basketball, but there is no doubt that this record gives him the GOAT status over Jordan. ‘This one record does not make Lebron the goat over Jordan but Lebron’s body of work makes him the goat over Jordan. 3 championships for 3 different organizations is extremely impressive 6 for 6 is too but when you take into consideration number 1 all time scoring number 4 all time assists leader top 30 in rebounds, Lebron longevity and hard work makes him the goat’, stressed Kareem Green. So what is my favorite Lebron moment? Well it actually never happened on the court. It was actually seeing him close up on a Boston street in January 2020, a little less than a week before Kobe Bryant tragically died. Not many can say they were that close to the planet’s greatest player. On the court, I just never watched lot of LeBron James. Living In Germany for more than 20 years, I just fell in love more with the Euro game and lost track of the NBA.