What did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar say about not having a relationship with LeBron James? Here's what 6x champion revealed as key reasons including age difference

On Tuesday night, LeBron James passed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to become the NBA's all-time leading scorer. While they shared a special moment when history was made, the two are not as close as that interaction may seem.

Despite being two of the greatest players in LA Lakers' and NBA history, LeBron and Kareem don't have much of a relationship. The Hall of Fame center recently opened up on this, saying it's something he regrets.

One of the main reasons the two aren't close is because of their age gap. However, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who is 75, doesn't hide behind that fact. He also admitted that he could have reached out to James, who is 38, more over the years.

"LeBron said we don’t have a relationship," Abdul-Jabbar said. "He’s right — and for that I blame myself. Not for anything I did, but perhaps for not making more of an effort to reach out to him.

"I think the main reason that I never formed a bond with LeBron (again, entirely my fault) is simply our age difference. I established my scoring record in 1984 — the year LeBron was born. When he started to make a name for himself, I was already pretty removed from the NBA world."

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