Lakers News: Hall Of Fame Big Man Raves About Unheralded Aspect Of LeBron James' Game

The Chosen One is earning rave reviews from several all-timers.

Legendary former Utah Jazz power forward Karl Malone, who spent one ill-fated season with your Los Angeles Lakers, caught up with Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson during the 2023 All-Star weekend festivities in Salt Lake City. 

The two discussed current Lakers great LeBron James surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's all-time regular season scoring record of 38,387 points, plus the other incredible elements of the ageless wonder's game in his 20th NBA season. Malone is third in all-time regular season points scored, with 36,928.

Karl Malone on LeBron James: “I think his defense is underrated.”

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"What he [does] with the ball, the passes, the vision, yes body-wise, the things he's doing [are] amazing," Malone raved. "What people don't realize [is] yes, he's number one in scoring, but he's number four in assists as well [all-time]."

"And his defense is underrated. It's so crazy. I know I've played against LeBron, once with the Lakers, but I don't even remember... much other than that, other than you just knew he was going to be special. I don't think that record, and I don't think the assists record... I'm going to say those two records will never be broken."

During his 19-year NBA career, Malone was a 14-time All-Star and All-NBA honoree, a two-time league MVP and a four-time All-Defensive Teamer. He appeared in three NBA Finals, with his last being on that aforementioned LA club, but never won a title. The 6'9" big man holds career averages of 25 points and 10.1 rebounds a game, plus 3.6 assists.

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