As a talented player who was known in high school, James is called "Little Emperor", but why not directly called "Basketball Emperor"? It turns out that there was already a "basketball emperor" before James.
James played both football and basketball in high school, but was forced to quit football in his junior year of high school because of a finger injury. James, who plays basketball full-time, led St. Mary's High School to a 23-4 record in the Ohio State Second Division and finished second in the state. James's performance was very dazzling, averaging 29 points, 8.3 rebounds, 5.7 assists and 3.3 steals per game, and was sought after by the media for a while, known as "the emperor".
In his senior year of high school, the increasingly sought after James led St. Mary's High School all the way to the state championship, james averaging 31.6 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.4 steals per game. James with higher exposure With his participation in the NBA draft, his popularity has ushered in more surges, which is really a global reputation. But because of the existence of the "Emperor of Basketball", James is more known as the "Little Emperor". And the real "Basketball Emperor" is definitely deserved, he is the Ancient God Beast Chamberlain.
When it comes to Chamberlain, the first thing that comes to mind of those who know him is probably two numbers: 20,000 and 100.
20000 has nothing to do with basketball, interested in their own understanding, here is not much to introduce.
For the 100, I believe many fans are familiar with it, in the Philadelphia Warriors game against the New York Knicks, Chamberlain scored a shocking 100 points. "God of Basketball" Jordan scored 69 points in a single game, Kobe Bryant scored 81 points in a single game, and The Suns Booker scored 70 points in a single game, which is quite a distance from 100 points for Chamberlain. It should be known that Chamberlain also has multiple scoring performances such as 78 points in a single game, 73 points in a single game, 72 points in a single game, and 70 points in a single game.
When we talk about Harden averaging 36 points per game in a single season and Kobe Bryant averaging 35 points per game in a single season, looking back at Chamberlain's average of 50 points per game in a single season, it is dwarfed by a glance!
Super scoring ability is based on super perverted physical fitness, regardless of height, weight, arm span, palm width are different from ordinary people, the most important thing is endurance.
When a player plays the whole game, or averages more than 36 minutes per game, we think it's Iron Man. Chamberlain chose more than that, and he had a divine move that averaged 49 minutes per game. You know, a game is only 48 minutes. It is said that in a season of 80 games, Chamberlain 79 played the whole game, and after a season, he rested for 8 minutes, so endurance, it is really unprecedented, and there is no one after. If the NBA's hardest-to-break record is judged, I think this one should come out on top.
In addition, 55 rebounds in a single game, the king of assists, 30+ points in 65 consecutive games, these hard-to-break records are not listed.
Doesn't such a Chamberlain deserve the title of "Emperor of Basketball"? As the first man in the league for many years, James, who has many historical records, can only look back.