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NBA legend Bill Russell expressed his disappointment in current superstar Lebron James' picks for a "Mt. Rushmore of Basketball" list.
Lebron sat down with Steve Smith to name his top 4 ball players of all time, comparable to the influential presidents carved in stone. Easily Lebron choose his top 3 in Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan and Larry Bird, but had some trouble with the fourth, settling on Oscar "The Big O" Robinson.
Russell's stats are beyond impressive, and he felt the need to let his legendary status be known at the NBA All-Star Game.
"Hey, thank you for leaving me off your Mount Rushmore. I'm glad you did. Basketball is a team game, it's not for individual honors. I won back-to-back state championships in high school, back-to-back NCAA championships in college. I won an NBA championship my first year in the league, an NBA championship in my last year, and nine in between. That, Mr. James, is etched in stone."
Russell did however make Kobe Bryant's top 4 (along with Johnson, Jordan and Bird), which Bryant revealed at a press conference during All-Star Weekend.
Who would go on your Mount Rushmore of Basketball list?
Source: hiphopwired.com
