Tag: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The Lakers acquired Wilt Chamberlain on this date in 1968
The Lakers acquired Wilt Chamberlain from 76ers in exchange for Darrell Imhoff, Archie Clark, Jerry Chambers and and cash. Chamberlain spent five dominant seasons with...
The New York Knicks and the “Curse of Kareem”
The New York Knicks were one of the best teams in the NBA in the early 1970s. They won two championships (in 1970 and...
Kareem’s clutch free throws saved the Lakers season on this date in 1988
The Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Detroit Pistons 103-102 at home to tie the NBA Finals at three games apiece. The Pistons led 102-101 late...
The History and Mystery behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s skyhook
In the fourth installment of 'Ball the Right Moves', The Ringer’s J. Kyle Mann turns his attention to a 6× NBA champion, 6× Most...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s son arrested after alleged stabbing
NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's son Adam was arrested on June 10 for allegedly stabbing his neighbor multiple times. The 28-year-old was charged with...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s classic fight scene in the Bruce Lee movie Game of Death
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the greatest basketball players ever. He tried his hand at acting though when he played a bad guy in...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explains how training with Bruce Lee helped his NBA career
NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter and discusses his relationship with martial arts trailblazer Bruce Lee. Kareem reveals...
D. L. Hughley: Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar are both better than Michael Jordan
In this VladTV clip, political commentator, radio host, author and stand-up comedian D.L. Hughley shared his thoughts on Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: We Need To Ignore Skin Color
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar just joined Scott Van Pelt on ESPN to discuss the recent protests taking place in the country. Kareem says people...
NBA legend Kareem-Abdul Jabbar defends protesters: “Racism in America is like dust in the...
Kareem-Abdul Jabbar defended the protesters that riot against police brutality and racial inequality, after the death of George Floyd in Minnesota. The Los Angeles Lakers...
Top scorers in Los Angeles Lakers history
The Los Angeles Lakers are one of the most iconic NBA franchises. Since 1947 when the team was founded as the Minneapolis Lakers there...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Fights Bruce Lee on “The Game of Death”
While dominating college basketball at UCLA, during his freshman season, Kareem went to see one of the two Samurai movies which peaked his interest...
Spencer Dinwiddie explains his GOAT call
Chicago Bull dynasty docuseries 'The Last Dance' reignited the GOAT debate. Not only among fans and media but also among the players. Brooklyn Nets...
David Aldridge: “The best guy I’ve seen in 30 years is Michael Jordan. And...
NBA writer David Aldridge joined sports analyst Chris Broussard to talk about 'The Last Dance' and his memories from the era. During the conversation,...
Klay Thompson’s father offers unique way to end the GOAT debate
Mychal Thompson, father of the Golden State Warriors star Klay, came up with an idea on how to end the GOAT debate. As usual,...
