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Early last year when giving his thoughts on Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki,  Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar referred to his style of play as “like a one trick pony.” Once Nowitzki caught wind of the comments, he responded in disagreement although he preferred not to lash out, and chalked it up as just an opinion. […]

During his playing days, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made a name for himself as the master of the skyhook and an unstoppable force inside the paint. However, what many do not know is that after he played for the Milwaukee Bucks in his first six years in the league, he preferred to join another team instead of […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took yet another quick-witted jab at Shaquille O’Neal in his signature sarcastic way. Prior to the unveiling of his statue outside of Staples Center, the 7-foot-2 skyhook pioneer reminded the media of Shaq’s career-long free-throw woes. Kareem having some fun: "Some people thought the odds of Kobe Bryant showing […]

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Sports Illustrated will be awarding Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown, and Bill Russell with the Muhammad Ali Legacy Award. The award will be presented to the men for their leadership in social activities. This goes right in line with Jabbar who was recently honored by the POTUS with the Presidential Medal of Freedom in mid-November. He is also […]

NBA legends Michael Jordan and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar along with iconic Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully will be honored with the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. The announcement was made official on Wednesday. The medals will be awarded in a ceremony Tuesday at the White House and streamed live on www.whitehouse.gov/live. The Medal of […]

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recently revealed his opinion on the modern NBA game, suggesting that the 3-point shot has hugely affected his favored center position, as per Gary Washburn of the Boston Globe: “Most young people don’t care about playing with their back to the basket in close, they want to shoot 3-pointers,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “It’s […]

Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant has quietly reached elite company by tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with his 71st 20-plus-point game in a row, good for fifth all-time in NBA history. Kevin Durant has 20 points in his 71st-straight regular-season game, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for fifth-longest 20+ streak in NBA history. — Warriors PR (@WarriorsPR) November 8, […]

One of the most popular sports analysts of our time is Skip Bayless. Some of his takes on issues may be controversial and may cause a lot of debate, but he has always been known to speak his mind out and is not afraid to give his opinion on different topics. Such is the case […]

Kareem-Abdul Jabbar showed support and appreciation for San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick‘s decision to not stand during the national anthem. The all-time NBA scoring leader, who was a social-revolutionary figure among the likes of Bill Russell, Jackie Robinson and the late Muhammad Ali — was thoughtfully observant in his piece in The Washington Post. […]

Los Angeles Lakers fans, nor NBA fans in general for that matter, have seen much of the patented skyhook shot since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hung up his sneakers in 1989. Abdul-Jabbar has advocated for it’s return, and even offered to teach it to players, but he could never find a single commitment. In a glimmer of hope, […]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar spoke at the Democratic National Convention on Thursday, and he didn’t hold back any punches. The Los Angeles Lakers legend spoke at the convention to introduce a film about an American Muslim named Captain Humayun Khan, who died in combat since the country’s great tragedy on 9/11 As an American Muslim himself, it was important […]

There is no denying that some of the current political campaigns being run in the United States are unique, to put it nicely. NBA fans from both sides of the political spectrum will be interested in some announcements regarding the Democratic National Convention, which will be held next week in Philadelphia. Honored to be supporting […]

Derrick Rose was supposed to be the savior that brought the Chicago Bulls back to their glory days and put them back on top of the NBA landscape. However, after eight up and down years in The Windy City, the Bulls elected to go into full rebuild mode and traded Rose to the New York […]

With the passing of Muhammad Ali, the world lost one of the greatest athletes of all time on Friday night. In his 74 years on this Earth, Ali became not only the greatest boxer that has ever lived; he also became a symbol for peace and equality and an idol for many young African American […]