LeBron James perfectly recreated Wilt Chamberlain’s legendary picture after getting scoring record

What a PERFECT tribute to a legend!

Tuesday night was a momentous one for LeBron James after he officially surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s all-time scoring record.

He got to celebrate with his sons Bronny and Bryce (after asking them for their approval). He dropped an uncensored f-bomb after breaking the record. He even had former rival Paul Pierce praising him for the accomplishment.

But still, knowing James, he probably wanted to find another unique way to honor his achievement properly. He did just that when he wrote “38,390” (his number of points) on a blank white card. It was a nod to Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain’s iconic “100” photo commemorating the evening he apparently scored 100 points against the Golden State Warriors in early March 1962.

As captured by the NBA Twitter account, James’ homage to Chamberlain is absolute gold:

Wow, that is awesome. Kudos to anyone who thought of this idea (James probably included). A historic night for basketball was definitely made a little sweeter with this nod to Chamberlain.

HBO’s Winning Time: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar player bio

In celebration of HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, we’re taking a looking at the real-time characters behind the show. This is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

In celebration of HBO’s Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynastywe’re taking a looking at the real-time characters behind the show. This is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an actor and an author. He’s a cultural ambassador and public speaker. He was awarded the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom. And yes, he’s one of the three or four most important players in NBA history.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is third in total career rebounds, third in total blocks, and first in points scored. He was a six time champion and six time MVP. He went to an unbelievable nineteen All-Star games. Lew Alcindor entered the NBA with three NCAA titles to his name, and still shattered expectations.

In 1979, as LA was getting ready to select Magic Johnson, Kareem was already a five-time MVP and an NBA champion. With the birth of the Showtime Lakers, though, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar went from superstar to truly a fixture on the NBA’s Mt. Rushmore.

Recapping All Notre Dame NFL Draft Picks

Cole Kmet “stays home” during quarantine and lands with hometown Chicago Bears.  Just how bad have things gone at tight end there that he’ll be counted on to fix?

This weekend saw six players from Notre Dame selected in the 2020 NFL Draft with another hand-full being signed to free agent deals.  Who landed in the best places to find success and which of the later picks or free agent signings will have the best chance of making a roster?

In our podcast with myself and Jeff Feyerer we discuss the landing spot of every Notre Dame player this draft season.

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Cole Kmet “stays home” during quarantine and lands with hometown Chicago Bears.  Just how bad have things gone at tight end there that he’ll be counted on to fix?

Did Chase Claypool get selected by the best franchise in football to get drafted by if you’re a wide receiver?

How much did Julian Okwara’s injury effect him falling to the third round and how many stories were better this weekend than him getting to play pro ball with his brother in Detroit?

We also analyze the rest of the picks:  Troy Pride, Jr., Khalid Kareem and Alohi Gilman before breaking down all of the undrafted free agents as well. Take a listen and on Apple Podcasts go ahead and hit subscribe.  Hope you enjoy what you hear and we’ll be doing this a lot more in the near future.

(Any feedback we are happy to take on Twitter at @NickShepkowski and @JF_Fey)

Mock Drafts: Five Notre Dame Players Selected in SI’s First Five Rounds

Sports Illustrated put out their 14th edition of the 2020 NFL Mock Draft. Find out where they have five Notre Dame players being selected.

Quick, how do you know we’ve gotten to the point that we need the actual draft to happen instead of guessing and wondering what’s going to happen with the seven rounds?  If you’re seeing a mock draft labeled as “14.0” then you know we’ve probably guessed enough and we’d all be alright if the picks actually started being made.

Well I have some bad news.  We still have two more weeks of this before the actual draft happens.

With that said, Kevin Hanson of Sports Illustrated released his 14th mock draft and did his without projecting any trades, just by making selections for the first five rounds.  In those five rounds he had five Notre Dame players getting selected.

No Notre Dame players went in the first round of Hanson’s mock but a pair went in Round Two:

44th overall – Colts – Cole Kmet, TE
Great fit to get his first NFL licks with Phillip Rivers throwing him the ball and having Jack Doyle on the roster as well.  Personally I hope he goes a pick before.

51 – Cowboys – Julian Okwara, Edge
The Cowboys have to find pass rush help after Robert Quinn departed for Chicago this off-season.  Okwara would probably be thrilled if this were to end up happening.

Round Three:

66 – Redskins – Chase Claypool, WR
As a fan of Chase Claypool I hope that literally any other NFL team drafts him.  Big Ron Rivera fan but can’t think of many organizations in professional sports that are less respected.

86 – Bills – Troy Pride, Jr., CB
If you follow the league at all you know that Buffalo’s defense has something brewing. If you’re picking teams to be a slot corner for as a rookie then Buffalo is way up on your desirable destinations.

92 – Ravens – Khalid Kareem, Edge
A chance for Kareem to go up against Ronnie Stanley in practice on the regular.  Well, at least the few times teams are actually allowed to practice anymore.