Enes Kanter is a pretty likable guy. He’s a jokester, a hard-working player, and a guy who isn’t afraid to stand up for what he believes in.
Not even Kanter is immune from the backlash of NBA Twitter though and, after he revealed his NBA All-Time starting five, basketball fans were all-too-quick to flame him.
What’s your All-Time Top 5 ? pic.twitter.com/AvFR3hxZc2
— Enes Kanter FREEDOM (@EnesFreedom) July 22, 2020
For those that are curious, this list included Michael Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant, Larry Bird, and Shaquille O’Neal.
On paper, it’s not bad, but it is missing one key player: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The fans had to let him know this grievous error.
Abdul Jabar must be in bro
— Guy Elster גיא אלסטר (@guyelster) July 22, 2020
You gotta be kidding me pic.twitter.com/RPSQ0hBYsl
— Pens N' Raps (@PPGPenguins) July 22, 2020
https://twitter.com/coquito900/status/1286056209976561664
— Start Quickley (@KnicksFury) July 22, 2020
As a 19x All-Star, 6x MVP, 15x All-NBA Player, and the NBA’s All-Time leading scorer, it seems almost criminal to have him outside the top five. The guy was just unbelievable and his resume is practically unbeatable.
The rest of his list is pretty solid though and if you had to take one guy out to replace Kareem, it’d probably be Shaq considering K.A.J. is usually considered the better center.
But, hey, it’s all a matter of perspective, right?
