LeBron James Reveals It Pisses Him off Not Being Called One of NBA's All-time Best Scorers

“They don’t ever bring my name into it.”

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In the most recent episode of Uninterrupted’s The Shop series, LeBron James opens up about not being considered one of the best players in the NBA. Despite being called one of the best players in the history of the league, James revealed that he is still salty for continually being passed up in the conversations as best scorers of all time.

Towards the 18:10 minute mark James said, “When they talk about the best scorers of all time, they never mention my name.” When asked if it pisses him off he candidly responded, “Yeah, it pisses me off.” James went on to explain that he would always opt for getting his teammates to score rather than doing it himself, “I’m not like a natural scorer. I love getting my guys involved, I’ve always been that way.”

Back in February, James officially became the NBA’s all-time top scorer for regular season and playoffs. he surpassed kareem Abdul-Jabbar, cementing him as one of the basketball greats of the league. Elsewhere in the interview, James discusses looking for “LeBron haters” to fuel his energy during games.

Watch the full episode above.

Elsewhere in sports, Tyson Fury to retire after Dillian Whyte fight.

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