Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scorns Michael Jordan

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I had a post prepare chastising Scottie Pippen for his continual commentary criticizing the team that brought him 6 championships and made him the most recognizable wing man of all time.

Okay. I know many NBA fans feel that Pippen is one of the best small forwards to lace ‘em up. I cannot dispute Pippens contributions to the 1990′s Bulls’ dynasty. He was the perfect combination of role player and NBA star. He backed up Michael Jordan in a way that few others could have.

Pippen deserves the accolades he now enjoys, however, constant commentary on all of the deficiencies your former team’s personnel , makes for sour grapes.

Thanks to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for saying it all to Pippen…

From the LA Times:

Dear Scottie,

I have nothing but respect for you my friend as an athlete and knowledgeable basketball mind. But you are way off in your assessment of who is the greatest player of all time and the greatest scorer of all time. Your comments are off because of your limited perspective. You obviously never saw Wilt Chamberlain play who undoubtedly was the greatest scorer this game has ever known. When did MJ ever average 50.4 points per game plus 25.7 rebounds? (Wilt in the 1962 season when blocked shot statistics were not kept). We will never accurately know how many shots Wilt blocked. Oh, by the way in 1967 and 68, Wilt was a league leader in assists. Did MJ ever score 100 points in a game? How many times did MJ score more than 60 points in a game? MJ led the league in scoring in consecutive seasons for 10 years but he did this in an NBA that eventually expanded into 30 teams vs. when Wilt played and there were only 8 teams.