When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar swung to his left at the baseline and unleashed his trademark skyhook on April 5, 1984, on a neutral court in Las Vegas, he was about to make history.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s signature skyhook, a shot of unmatched precision and control, propelled him to become the NBA’s all-time leading scorer for almost two decades. BasketballNetwork.net.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s skyhook was unstoppable, even when you knew it was coming. Left leg sweeping across the lane, ready to root itself to the ground like a tree trunk.

That’s not Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, though he has held the NBA scoring record for 38 years. Anyone who watched him knows why: He was unstoppable. But his back ‘em down style of play hasn’t aged ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook has been captured in bronze for future generations of basketball fans. Staples Center unveiled a nearly 16-foot-tall statue of the top scorer in ...

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made the skyhook famous. It played a big role in him being the NBA's all-time leading scorer for nearly four decades.

Wembanyama, with a height of 2.21m and a wingspan of 2.34m, has the physical tools to master that mythical shot. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 2.18m and used it masterfully to score many of his 36,387 ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is taking his shot helping narrow the opportunity and equity gaps with his Skyhook Foundation and Camp Skyhook. The Los Angeles nonprofit helps public school students in the ...

The "skyhook" helped basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar score 38,387 points, the most in NBA history. It's a move the Mercury's 6-foot-8 rookie Brittney Griner hopes to learn.

Where has the skyhook gone? Don’t ask Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The master of the move is as befuddled as anybody as to why the weapon he used to score a large chunk of his NBA-best 38,387 points has ...