Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says he’s “thrilled” LeBron James broke his all-time NBA scoring record — and that his former teammate Magic Johnson was wrong to suggest otherwise.
James set the new high mark of 38,390 career points Tuesday night, surpassing a record Abdul-Jabbar held for more than 38 years.
“Whenever a sports record is broken — including mine — it’s a time for celebration,” Abdul-Jabbar wrote in a Substack essay published Wednesday. “It means someone has pushed the boundaries of what we thought was possible to a whole new level. And when one person climbs higher than the last person, we all feel like we are capable of being more.”
