There will always be debates about who is the greatest NBA player of all time. Many Los Angeles Lakers legends are sure to appear in these conversations, such as Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. However, several superstars are not part of this conversation and have still had a major impact on the NBA and basketball as a whole. Recently, LeBron James launched a podcast with JJ Redick. He was able to reveal the names of the two most influential players in history.
There are a sprinkling of players who have truly changed basketball, whether it be through the way they influenced the generation that followed them or the way they completely changed the way the game is perceived due to skills they possess. Thus, two players stand out according to LeBron James. The Lakers superstar released the first episode of his new podcast Mind the Game with JJ Redick and when asked who the most influential players of all time are, the King named the Hall of Famer Allen Iverson and the Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry.
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“We can relate to them so much”
“In terms of influence, as long as I’ve been watching basketball – and obviously we know what Mike has done for basketball – Steph and Allen Iverson are the 2 guys that have had the biggest influence on our sport,” James said. First of all, they’re 6 feet, 6 feet 9 inches tall, and you can relate to them so much, and the kids feel like they could be like them. Guys who have sometimes been sidelined, who are small and who have simply defied the odds. »
A considerable impact on future generations
“AI with his incredible crossover, his braids, his muff – we all wear a muff because of Allen Iverson – he went into the trenches, and rubbed shoulders with giants. Then now there’s Steph, shooting over the Empire State Building. These two are the most influential, in the way they changed the game, impacted kids and they’re just the two guys you want to watch every night. » concluded the King. Indeed, there is no debate on the impact and influence ofIverson and of Curry on the game. Iverson was a cultural phenomenon at his peak, for his relentlessness on the court, but also for his fashion and style off it. He didn’t fit the mold of the typical NBA star and made no apologies for it.
2024-03-21 20:15:06
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