Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made his way back to Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Tuesday night to watch LeBron James break his all-time regular season scoring record and play the part of NBA ambassador. While folks like LeBron James’ sons and former rival Paul Pierce were so happy to celebrate James notching the scoring record, “The Captain” was mostly just relaxing court-side.
How do we know this?
Well, in a lot of instances where James made a bucket that drew him closer to Abdul-Jabbar and an eventual historic moment, the cameras kept panning over to capture his reaction. And again. And again. And again. And every time Abdul-Jabbar appeared on camera, he looked as calm and deadpan as ever.
Maybe the broadcast was hoping the 75-year-old would be jumping up and down with the rest of the crowd, but Kareem remained chill about it all.
The camera panning to Kareem making this face as Lebron hits his first 3 of the night is HILARIOUS. pic.twitter.com/GvmYwVwbG7
— Mo Mooncey (@TheHoopGenius) February 8, 2023
Kareem's face says it all 😂pic.twitter.com/F2AwXbHc93
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) February 8, 2023
Naturally, his reactions became the latest NBA meme.
The best takes and the sharpest bets on all the hoops storylines you need to know. Sign up for our Layup Lines newsletter, hitting your inbox on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.
NBA fans had so many jokes about Abdul-Jabbar's reactions during James' historic night
damn this is really funny pic.twitter.com/J7QlvlOLJy
— Chris Brockman (@chrisbrockman) February 8, 2023
The camera man looking for Kareem after ever LeBron bucket 😭 pic.twitter.com/bANDcTUomu
— The Lead (@TheLeadSM) February 8, 2023
kareem when ever the camera pans to him: pic.twitter.com/3MSCFDCmCR
— dianna (@runwildkian) February 8, 2023
Kareem every time the camera cuts to him pic.twitter.com/6TdwXHZnJ0
— Noah Cowell (@cowell_noah) February 8, 2023
The camera man cutting to Kareem every time he made a shot. pic.twitter.com/zf030mEOiC
— david (@davidjames623) February 8, 2023
Kareem every time the camera has panned to him all game https://t.co/W3hE5GdPHa pic.twitter.com/LBsodOYdGM
— Super Bowl 52 MVP (@vj_v_) February 8, 2023
Every time the camera pans to Kareem: pic.twitter.com/JyJPPlfspt
— Hassan 🇸🇴 (@TherealHassanO) February 8, 2023
Kareem every time they show him on the camera pic.twitter.com/wyiH1Q0B3S
— kendall (@superiorsantina) February 8, 2023
I love how every time LeBron scores, the camera just pans to Kareem looking like this: pic.twitter.com/bApuqpL6Td
— Jeremanu (@SochanGotNext) February 8, 2023
Kareem every time the camera pans to him pic.twitter.com/g0V639O2Gy
— Guy (@awesomechillguy) February 8, 2023
How Kareem lookin every time the camera pans to him pic.twitter.com/1Xz0TgDffl
— ex (@exstatikk) February 8, 2023
The camera man showing us Kareem after every bucket pic.twitter.com/ZeduHgRiWB
— Fun Guy (@FunGuyBurner) February 8, 2023
Kareem everytime the camera gets pointed at him pic.twitter.com/WbKKtvyY3l
— alex (@SadNinersFan_) February 8, 2023
BRIAN ANDERSON: And LeBron James hits a quick jumper.
STAN VAN GUNDY: It’s remarkable what this man is still capable of at 38.
CAMERA PANNING TO KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR: pic.twitter.com/lFhvZIYI6m
— Mike Beauvais (@MikeBeauvais) February 8, 2023
Kareem whenever the camera pan to him after a Lebron score pic.twitter.com/zwQsa8bzIF
— Le5-6 (@deepyy_) February 8, 2023
This been Kareem every time he on camera pic.twitter.com/HpqxSp140m
— Samuel Lemuel (@SamuelakaLemo) February 8, 2023
Kareem every time the camera pans to him pic.twitter.com/zxGRzwmeZn
— WynnBET (@WynnBET) February 8, 2023
Everytime the camera shows Kareem pic.twitter.com/PELrcBvrub
— oliver (@oliverrr33) February 8, 2023
