{"id":264180,"date":"2023-02-15T16:46:13","date_gmt":"2023-02-16T00:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bilcomprd.wpengine.com\/?p=264180"},"modified":"2023-10-08T18:54:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T01:54:54","slug":"in-the-paint-nba-goat-debate-bron-mj-kareem-kobe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/in-the-paint-nba-goat-debate-bron-mj-kareem-kobe\/","title":{"rendered":"In The Paint: NBA GOAT Debate: Bron, MJ, Kareem, Kobe?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In our latest episode (Ep. 154), the ITP Crew goes hard on each of their Top 5 NBA GOATs in the backdrop of the Lakers' <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/lebron-james\/\">LeBron James<\/a> surpassing <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/kareem-abdul-jabbar\/\">Kareem Abdul-Jabbar<\/a> as the league's all-time leading scorer. The ITP crew reveals each of their top five. Is LeBron now the GOAT? Who can knock off <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/michael-jordan\/\">MJ<\/a> as the GOAT if not LeBron? Where does Kareem stand especially with the younger generation? Is <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/kobe-bryant\/\">Kobe<\/a> a consensus Top 5 player? What about <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/earvin-johnson\/\">Magic Johnson<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/larry-bird\/\">Larry Bird<\/a>? Are some of the older stars like <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/wilt-chamberlain\/\">Wilt Chamberlain<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/oscar-robertson\/\">Oscar Robertson<\/a> forgotten in all-time GOAT conversations.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=BIL9075352687\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>RELATED: \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spoti.fi\/3XG3Kso\">\"In The Paint\" Podcast\u00a0(Spotify)<\/a> | \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCAxSEraMigXGMoDVLg_qHNA\">\"In The Paint\" Podcast (YouTube)<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ITP crew (co-hosts <strong>Ronnie Flores<\/strong>, <strong>Ani Umana<\/strong> and <strong>Chelsea Hopkins<\/strong>) reveals they're just missed player (No. 6) and if any current player outside LeBron has any chance to one day reach those heights. The ITP crew also talk about the game LeBron broke the record and what that moment meant to them and the lack of appreciation or mention of Kareem's accomplishments and activism over the years.<\/p>\n<p>The NBA trade deadline is the second big topic of this week's special podcast and the crew go over the best long-term and short-term trades that went down. Besides the Suns acquiring <a href=\"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/players\/kevin-durant\/\"><strong>Kevin Durant<\/strong><\/a>, which team was the big winner? Did the Lakers upgrade their roster enough to make a big playoff push? Who in the East got better? What is Portland and Chicago doing by not pulling the trigger on anything of significance?<\/p>\n<p>Chelsea and Ani also talk about the Super Bowl and<strong> Rihanna's<\/strong> halftime performance and the greatness of two-time Super Bowl winning QB <strong>Patrick Mahomes<\/strong> of the Kansas City Chiefs. 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