Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote his name in history books and was synonymous with the skyhook shot. It was his go-to move on the ...

"He made my life," Abdul-Jabbar replied. Decades have passed but Hejduk still has a vivid recollection of what Kareem, who ...

Michael Cooper had a memorable interaction the first time he got to see Kareem Abdul-Jabbar up close and in person.

Five years into his NBA career, Joakim Noah sought out the legendary Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and asked if he could work out with him during the offseason. Abdul-Jabbar obliged, and the two spent a couple ...

Back in 1989, no one could have predicted that as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar walked away from the NBA after a legendary 20-year career, the Los Angeles Lakers would draft an unknown Serbian center named ...

Before he became one of the most legendary and dominant players of all time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was also once just a young boy trying to polish his game. Like other kids, Abdul-Jabbar faced the ...

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(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of philanthropist, best-selling author and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Member of three UCLA Bruins national championship teams, 1967, 1968 and 1969.

Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a lot more on his mind these days than the sport. For more than a decade, he’s been focused on introducing underserved students to a STEM education, which is ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's collection of memorabilia from his Hall of Fame career fetched nearly $3 million at auction on Sunday. Abdul-Jabbar put 234 lots of memorabilia -- including four of his six NBA ...