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Echoes of Kareem: The eerie parallels Bucks fans see in a potential Giannis-less future
After trading Abdul-Jabbar in 1975, Milwaukee waited 46 years for another NBA Finals. If the Bucks deal Giannis, their future could be dark.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fans left startled as NBA legend needs wheelchair for Jackie Robinson Day ceremony in LA
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fans were startled to see the 78-year-old's famous 7-foot-2 frame riding a wheelchair to Tuesday's Jackie Robinson Day festivities. The NBA's second all-time leading scorer is ...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 'focused on not passing out' meeting Martin Luther King, Jr. at 17
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was working ... a jazz-loving transit cop threw up his hand to cover the inspirational leader. Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. (Abdul-Jabbar changed his name in 1971 after ...
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Who really taught Kareem Abdul-Jabbar his hook shot? The answer might depend on whose story you believe
That’s the way he used to shoot it, left-handed and right-handed ... even while I was in Los Angeles the night LeBron passed Kareem, when Abdul-Jabbar was in the building.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reflects on his strained relationship with LeBron James
The day after seeing his all-time NBA scoring record finally fall to LeBron James, Kareem ... Jabbar, himself a Lakers legend, could appear on court alongside James. Abdul-Jabbar ceremoniously ...
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50 years later, Bucks' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar trade still reverberates, especially after Luka Dončić-Anthony Davis blockbuster
It's been almost 50 years since the Bucks reluctantly parted with superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a trade that ... head coach Chris Ford with 21 seconds left, sealing a 107-104 loss that allowed ...