Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explained why teammate and friend, Magic Johnson, was wrong in his prediction that he would be upset when LeBron James took his record.
"I love Earvin and, after forty years of friendship, he knows me pretty well. If he publicly announced that I had suddenly shrunk to 5’2", even I would be tempted to believe him," Abdul-Jabbar wrote on his Substack.
"But, in this case, he was very, very wrong. I don’t blame him for thinking that I might be bothered because he knows how competitive I used to be. And, if someone had broken my record within ten years of me setting it, he would probably be right. I might have hobbled out of retirement just to add a few more points on my record."Abdul-Jabbar explained that 34 years after his retirement from basketball, the record is not something he dwells on.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, left, passes a ball to LeBron James after James becomes the all-time NBA scoring leader, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at 38,388 points during the third quarter against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Crypto.com Arena on Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023 in Los Angeles. "Sorry, Earvin. I love you, brother, but this time you got it wrong," Abdul-Jabbar continued."I’m not the grumpy grandpa on the porch yelling at kids to stay off my lawn. I fret much more over picking the right word in this sentence than in my record being broken." in order to surpass Abdul-Jabbar, ending his night with 38 points in a 133-130 loss to OKC.
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