President of the Russian Basketball Federation (RFB) Andrei Kirilenko in an interview with , he said that it was impossible to compare the forward of the NHL club to Washington Alexandra Ovechkina and the best sniper in NBA history LeBron James both have made enormous contributions to their respective sports.
James is the leading scorer in NBA regular season and playoff history. The 39-year-old striker became a four-time league champion.
Ovechkin is 39 years old and has scored one goal and provided three assists in four games this season. The Russian scored 854 goals in regular NHL championships, according to this indicator he is second only to Gretzky (894).
— Does Alexander Ovechkin look like LeBron James?
– No, of course not. Ovechkin is Ovechkin. He is emotionally completely different from LeBron. Completely different characters and personalities. I just don’t know how we compare them. In longevity on the sporting Olympus?
— LeBron broke the NBA points record, Ovechkin follows Gretzky’s scoring record. Furthermore, both are no longer the best in their championship, but very respected.
— Well, is Giannis Antetokounmpo the best in the NBA? Will we then also compare him to Ovechkin?
— The best now is Nikola Jokic.
— I think LeBron is one of the 20 best players in the NBA. I don’t want to minimize or exaggerate anyone. They are just completely different in their type. I can’t compare them. But the fact that both have made a colossal contribution to their sport is undeniable. These are blockages in their direction,” Kirilenko told .
Kirilenko played in the NBA for 13 seasons, and together with the Russian national team he became European champion in 2007, bronze medalist at EuroBasket 2011 and at the 2012 Olympic Games in London.
Kirilenko has led the federation since August 2015. In September he was re-elected for a new four-year term.
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