Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Tom Haberstroh make the case for why Vlade Divac and Chris Webber should be enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses “Writings on the Wall” with Kevin Merida at the 2016 National Book Festival
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses “Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White” with Kevin Merida, executive editor of The Undefeated at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
Read MoreKareem Abdul-Jabbar Joins Elvin Hayes and Joe George on the Podcast “In The Post”
Listen to Kareem’s interview with In The Post here
Read MoreTwenty Candidates Announced for 2017 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award
The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 20 watch list members for the 2017 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Award. Named after Hall of Famer and three-time NCAA Champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the annual honor in its third year recognizes the top centers in men’s college basketball. A national committee comprised of top college basketball personnel determined the watch list of 20 candidates.
Read MoreGRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING ACQUIRES COACH WOODEN AND ME BY BASKETBALL LEGEND KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR
Grand Central Publishing (GCP), a division of Hachette Book Group, is excited to announce the acquisition of COACH WOODEN AND ME by sports icon and bestselling author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar about his 50 years of friendship with –and the life lessons he learned from — legendary college basketball coach John Wooden, including many never-before-told personal stories.
Read MoreKareem Says Insulting Colin Kaepernick Says More About Our Patriotism Than His (Washington Post)
Last Friday, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick chose not to stand with his teammates during the national anthem. To some, Kendricks embodies traditional all-American Forrest Gump values of patriotism, while Kaepernick represents the entitled brattish behavior of a wealthy athlete ungrateful to a country that has given him so much.
Read MoreESPN National Radio: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Kaepernick’s protest and social injustice (from Russillo & Kanell)
NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shares his reaction to Colin Kaepernick’s protest of the National Anthem, including what he would like to see done in terms of social injustice and how Kaepernick’s actions compare to his and Muhammad Ali’s historically.
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