Kareem Abdul-Jabbar almost brought the house down at the expense of Donald Trump during his appearance at the Democratic National Convention last night. As he introduced himself, he invoked the name of another legendary NBA player in Michael Jordan, to point out the bigotry in which Trump carries himself with.
(Video) NBA: Kareem Abdul Jabbar Congratulates Lebron After Game Two Win
During the Cavs dismantling of the Raptors last night, which resulted in the Cavs going up 2-0 in their best of seven series, Lebron James moved into 4th place all time on the playoff scoring list, passing former teammate, Shaq. He still almost has about 400 points to go to catch Kobe for third place but when he does, he will be very close to the second person on the list in Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Just so happens Kareem was waiting around after the Cavs game last night to show King James some love and respect.
NBA: Which NBA Legend Thinks Michael Jordan Is NOT The Best Ever??
His Airness has been the topic of discussion all week among basketball fans. Ever since his interview aired earlier this week where he said he could beat pretty much all the great players, current and from the past, it has caused quite a bit of conversation. Now a legend in the game is speaking on it as well. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who himself has been pretty vocal this week in regards to the Lakers and what happened with Dwight Howard, disagrees with Jordan. Who does he think would beat MJ? Hit the jump.
(Video) NBA: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Throws Shots At Dwight Howard!..Is He Right??
Is he a bitter old man, or is he 100% correct? Kareem was on ESPN First Take yesterday and was there to discuss Dwight Howard. He proceeds to praise Dwight for being a nice guy, but pretty much trashes his basketball game. He even said it was “easy” to help get Lakers big men ready to play against him before he became a member of the Lakers last season. Kareem has been pretty critical of Dwight ever since he decided to go to Houston, so it is hard to decipher if his analysis comes from strictly basketball talk, or if his ego was hurt as a former Laker when Howard decided to throw the deuces up and hit H-town. Kareem also talked trash about Andrew Bynum last year after reports came out that while Bynum was still in L.A., he eventually brushed off help from Kareem who was trying to mentor the young big man. You guys can decide for yourself. Hit the jump for the video.
(Photos) NBA: Kareem Abdul-Jabaar Finally Gets His Statue Outside the Staples Center
Kareem Abdul-Jabaar finally got his long awaited and well deserved statue outside of the Staples Center. The NBA’s all time leading scorer, six-time NBA champion (five with the Lakers), six-time MVP, 10-time All-NBA first team and 19-time All-Star received an emotional ceremony last night as his likes joined Wayne Gretzky, Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, Jerry West and Oscar De La Hoya in the Star Plaza at the home of the Lakers. The monumental occassion came through controversy as Kareem had publicly outed the Lakers for not erecting one sooner. Read more after the jump. Shay Marie
NBA: Shaq Says He Would Have Killed Kareem Abdul-Jabaar
Shaquille O’Neal sat down for an interview with SLAM magazine and of course gave some pretty interesting answers. Â He touched on players that annoyed him, how he feels he should be ranked, and addressed the comparison to Kareem Abdul-Jabaar. Â Read more after the jump. @Shay_Marie x @gametimegirl
