LeBron James fans ‘scrambling’ gives ex-NBA star greatest joy as he mocks Lakers star over Kobe Bryant & Wilt Chamberlain dig

LeBron James is not widely considered as a pure or elite scorer. However, he’s never averaged fewer than 20.9 points per game in a season, and he’s the league’s all-time leading scorer.

Nonetheless, he’s far behind in terms of the greatest individual scoring performances of all time.

Former NBA player Rashad McCants took offense at James’ comments on his “Mind The Game” podcast on July 8.

James jokingly said that he would take a picture with him holding a sign with "101" written on it. He added that he'll tell his grandkids that he broke Wilt Chamberlain's record. McCants uploaded the clip on Instagram and fired back at the superstar forward.

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"I’m sure wilt will have something to say about this," McCants wrote on Monday. "Having two 100 point games in high school. Who was keeping count right????? 20 points a quarter is 80… do the math…. FACTOR THAT IN STUPID!!!!!

"Devin Booker Had 70. Donovan Mitchell had 71. Without the formula!!! Where is KD 70, and Bron 100…. If you wanna pass Kobe right?? 60 in the final game."

He didn't stop there as he took a shot at James' fans for defending his comments.

"Watching yall scramble gives me the greatest joy!!!" McCants wrote in the comments section.

Fans have questioned the authenticity of Chamberlain's 100-point game because there's no footage of it. However, that won't be the case when James' grandkids look for his "101-point game."

LeBron James isn't going anywhere

LeBron James is set to play in his 23rd NBA season. While he could likely go on for another couple of years, he's not getting any younger.

There were some rumors about James looking to force his way out of the LA Lakers to pursue another championship before he retires. That hasn't been the case, and his agent, Rich Paul, doesn't see it happening soon.

“He has a no-trade clause. It’s up to him if he wants to be traded,” Paul said on July 29, via "The Ty Lil Show."

James opened up on potentially walking away from the game soon, but he didn't say whether next season would be his last. However, he's inching closer to the end of his NBA journey.

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Ernesto Cova

Ernesto Cova is a journalist at Sportskeeda with a PhD in Sports Psychology. His education helped him develop a clearer understanding of the sports world as a whole, including basketball. Ernesto has over eight years of experience in the field, working for Fadeaway World, The Inquisitr, NBA Blast, The Cold Wire and Bolavip, among others.

His favorite team is the Chicago Bulls because of the Michael Jordan era. Jordan is Ernesto's all-time favorite, as he changed the game forever. Ernesto's second favorite was Kobe Bryant because he embodied that same competitive fire and Ernesto watched him play throughout his entire career. Nowadays, Ernesto really likes Stephen Curry, who he believes to be the most influential player of the past 15 years or so.

Ernesto's favorite basketball moment was when Venezuela -- his country -- took down Canada to take home the 2015 FIBA Americas Cup.

When not watching or writing about basketball, Ernesto likes to read and is interested in photography.

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