LeBron Passes Kareem, and the Future of Big Career Records. Plus, Kirk Goldsberry on Kyrie in Dallas, Memphis’s Slip, and More.

The Ryen Russillo Podcast

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4.8 • 13.9K Ratings

🗓️ 8 February 2023

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Russillo shares his thoughts on LeBron James becoming the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, why these moments seem fewer and more far between, and how difficult it will be for future generations to come close to LeBron’s final number (0:34). Then Ryen talks with ESPN’s Kirk Goldsberry about LeBron James the scorer, the wide gap between regular season and playoff basketball, Kyrie Irving joining Luka Doncic on the Dallas Mavericks, the Grizzlies’ recent slump, and more (11:38). Finally Ryen answers some listener-submitted Life Advice questions (50:05). Host: Ryen Russillo Guest: Kirk Goldsberry Producer: Kyle Crichton Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	on today's podcast, the Bronjian, which is your all time leading scorer and NBA history.
0:15.0	And it's not just what the number is today.
0:16.7	It's what that number will end up being.
0:18.5	That'll be the most important part of the discussion.
0:20.5	We'll talk a little abroad with Kirk Goldsbury, but also get the landscapes.
0:24.5	Some of the stuff you see is also Kyrie with Dallas and some of the heliocentric arguments
0:28.5	that we've had in the past and of course, life advice with some follow ups.
0:34.4	Last night mattered.
0:35.4	It mattered to me, LeBron James, passing cream, Abdul Jibbar, the all time leading scorer
0:39.3	record.
0:41.3	It felt good to have something like this matter again because I just don't think this
0:44.2	stuff matters all that much anymore.
0:46.9	Very well could be me, it's minor history lesson again, growing up with numbers, understanding
0:52.3	what 61 home runs in a season meant, getting to the all-star break and wondering if any
0:56.8	Murray or Dale Murphy could have enough and my dad is feeling like, now all these guys
1:00.1	fade out.
1:01.1	It's not going to happen.
1:02.6	Then going, well, wait, how did Hank Karen, he hit 755?
1:06.0	Like how many did he have to hit every single year and like understanding some of these
1:08.9	numbers?
1:09.9	I remember Clemen striking out 20 against the Mariners in 86.
1:12.6	Like when I was starting to become super locked in as a kid, you know, ordering sporting
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