NBA fans are patiently waiting for the monumental day this season when LeBron James becomes the NBA’s all-time leading scorer—all except Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, according to Magic Johnson.
While appearing on Club Shay Shay, Shannon Sharpe asked Johnson how he thinks Abdul-Jabbar will handle being passed as the league’s all-time top scorer. Johnson bluntly said, “I don’t think well.”
“I think it’ll be a hard pill to swallow,” Johnson said. “I think he thought he was going to have [the record] forever.”
As of Tuesday morning, James is sitting at 37,144 career points and needs 1,244 points to pass Abdul-Jabbar.
Johnson also addressed the lack of a relationship between the two Lakers greats. In the past, Adbul-Jabbar criticized James for posting a meme about COVID-19 and also not using his platform to encourage vaccinations against the coronavirus. Before the season started, James said he does not have a relationship with Abdul-Jabbar.
“I think one day that’s gonna happen,” Johnson said on the two having a relationship. “If I can play a part in that, I would love to do that. I think, let him pass him first. Let that happen and let that soak in for a minute and then put the two men together, because they’re gonna find out they’re similar.”
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