“I know what he’s doing. Championships are great, but he’s trying to pass Kareem up. That’s what he is doing. I know exactly what he’s doing. Cause now if you pass Kareem up, it ain’t no talk about who the best player ever is. Think about that? I saw he needed to average [25] points or something like that the next few years, which he will do. He can do that in two more years.”
Then he added:
“He’s got four rings and he becomes the highest scorer in the NBA history. He’s the best ever. Ain’t nothing you can say. “Cause if I would have passed Wilt [Chamberlain] in scoring, you know me. I would have been, ‘I’m the most dominate ever.’ I don’t want to hear [Chamberlain’s] name no more.” “I mean, that’s what he is really trying to do. Ring No. 5 would be cool, but if he get’s that leading scorer, the highest scorer ever in the league … I’d take that.