six straight Finals, sustained truly elite greatness for a decade+, constant winning with a rotating cast of teammates, never any question about who the best player on his team is, never a period of diluted NBA/ABA talent to dominate, and a capstone achievement in acting as the GM, coach, and star of a team to come back from 3-1 down in a Finals to beat the greatest regular season team in history.

like seriously, removing the whole "20 year career" thing, what does Kareem have? the unguardable sky hook? I'd say Lebron at full speed coming into the lane is the same thing. I've stuck by Kareem at #2, but not after tonight...