John Salley is a four-time NBA champion who won titles with the Pistons, Bulls and Lakers. He has been teammates with some of the greatest players to ever play the game and when talking about one of those greats, he had an interesting theory.
Salley doesn’t believe LeBron James will eclipse Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s mark and become the NBA’s all-time regular season scoring leader. He started his theory with, “They’re not going to let him get it.”
He began telling the story of a conversation he had with former Lakers coach Phil Jackson when discussing Kobe Bryant’s legendary 81-point performance in 2006—second to only Wilt Chamberlain’s mark of 100. Salley said he asked Jackson why he pulled him out of the game and, according to him, Jackson said, “Some records need to stand.”
