LeBron James and Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are going to be inextricably linked throughout the 2022–23 season, as James seeks to break the Hall of Famer’s NBA career scoring record.
While speaking to reporters following the team’s Monday preseason game against the Kings, James made it fairly clear that there isn’t a lot of love between the past and current Los Angeles great.
After the outing, James was asked whether he has thoughts about the record chase and about his relationship with Abdul-Jabbar.
“Nah, no thoughts. And no relationship,” he said.
It was a pretty chilly statement about one of the true icons of both the Lakers and the NBA as a whole, and a person who James will be connected to for months moving forward.