At some point this season, it’s very likely that NBA megastar LeBron James will surpass Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer. But even though James will break the Lakers’ legend’s record, that doesn’t mean the two have any sort of relationship.
Following Monday night’s preseason game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Sacramento Kings – a game in which James missed every single shot from the field while he was on the court – James was asked if he had any thoughts on Kareem or to discuss any relationship that he might have with the Lakers Hall of Famer.
James had quite a blunt response to the question.
“Nah, no thoughts. And no relationship,” James said in a video shared by Ball is Life.
It’s a pretty cold response, especially given the fact that James and Kareem will break the Lakers’ legends record as a member of his former team.
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This isn’t the first time James has been asked about potentially passing Kareem’s all-time scoring record. During the Lakers’ media day last month, James was asked a similar question, but was much more positive in his response.
“Obviously, Kareem has had his differences with some of my views and some of the things that I do, but at the end of the day, to be able to be in the same breath as a guy that wore this same uniform,” James said. “A guy that was a staple of this franchise.”
Given James’ current scoring pace, it’s likely he will break Kareem’s scoring record in the first half of the NBA season if he stays healthy.
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