Tag Archives: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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This Day In Sports History (April 5th) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
It was on this day in 1984 that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record for total career regular season points. Kareem would score his 31,420th point by hitting one of his trademark sky-hooks in a 129-115 victory over the Jazz during a game played in Las Vegas. Chamberlain’s record stood for over 18 years, as [...]
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This Day In Sports History (March 20th) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
It was on this day in 1990 that the Los Angeles Lakers retired Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s No. 33. It is one of seven numbers at the moment to be retired by the Lakers’ organization. Kareem had one of the greatest careers in NBA history, as he held the record for points scored, games played, minutes played, [...]
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This Day In Sports History (February 5th) — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
It was on this day in 1989 that Kareem Abdul-Jabar scored the 38,000th point of his NBA career. With it, he became the first player in league history to reach that mark. Kareem reached the 38,000-point mark in the final year of his career, as he retired at the conclusion of the 1988-89 NBA season. The [...]
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Diagnosed With Leukemia
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has leukemia, although he claims his long-term outlook is good. Abdul-Jabbar in an interview on Monday revealed that he has Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow that produces cancerous blood cells. The disease was diagnosed in December, and he has been treating it with a variety [...]
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Forgets His Line On Jeopardy
Total Pro Sports – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had a moment on Jeopardy that could have come right out of Saturday Night Live’s “Celebrity Jeopardy” sketch. If you don’t remember the sketch, basically it was a bunch of celebrities playing Jeopardy and they were all complete morons. This doesn’t rise to the level of idiocy we saw [...]
