“He thought he was going to have it forever” 5x NBA Champion believes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be UPSET when LeBron James breaks his scoring record

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar might not be the happiest person when LeBron James passes him in scoring, claims Magic Johnson.

“He thought he was going to have it forever” 5x NBA Champion believes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be UPSET when LeBron James breaks his scoring record

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , LeBron James and Magic Johnson

LeBron James is on pace to overtake Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time greatest scorer this season. He needs 261 points to break Abdul’s record, which he has held since April 1984. During his playing career, Kareem was one of the most powerful forces in the NBA. Many would have assumed that after he retired, no NBA player would come close to breaking the many records he had established.

Jabbar has several MVP and All-Star accolades, as well as the most points in NBA history. He remains the all-time leading scorer in the league. Shannon Sharpe of Club Shay Shay questioned Johnson about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s reaction to being passed as the league’s all-time leading scorer. Johnson didn’t hold back his thoughts.

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"I don’t think well. I think it’ll be a hard pill to swallow. I think he thought he was going to have it [the record] forever.”
Magic Johnson via Club Shay Shay

Johnson also addressed the two Lakers legends’ lack of a bond. Kareem Adbul-Jabbar previously chastised James for sharing a COVID-19 meme and for not utilizing his influence to promote immunizations against the virus. Before the season began, James stated that he had no contact with Abdul-Jabbar. As of January 21, 2023, the ‘King’ needs 261 more points to surpass Abdul-Jabbar.

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When will LeBron James break Abdul-Jabbar’s record?

LeBron James set his eyes on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s current all-time top scorer, after passing Karl Malone for second on the career regular-season points record. Abdul-Jabbar has held the lifetime points record since April 5, 1984, eight months before James was born, when he broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record. Now, he is just 261 points away from breaking Abdul-career Jabbar’s total of 38,387.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar and LeBron James
Kareem Abdul Jabbar and LeBron James

If LeBron James continues to ball out like he’s doing. He can break the record before the All-Star Weekend. So far into the season, he is averaging 29.6 points, 8.4 rebounds and 7.0 assists. Being the All-Time leading scorer of the league will surely have LeBron James winning many GOAT debates now. But Bron never had any plans of doing so and is still hungry and chasing a championship.

LeBron James is undoubtedly in the debates for being the best player to ever grace the basketball court. Him potentially breaking a respectable record will do nothing but make a stronger case for him being the ‘GOAT’.

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