Archive for June 2011
Kareem On CNN – On the Shoulders of Giants
June 27th, 2011 NBA Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar & Producer/Director Deborah Morales sat down with CNN to discuss their documentary on The Harlem Rens’ impact on civil rights [flv:https://secureservercdn.net/198.12.145.239/m5i.ffd.myftpupload.com/cnnosg/cnnosg.flv 600 288]
Read MoreOn the Shoulders of Giants Cutting Room Floor: The History of Arenas
Check out never-before-seen footage from the cutting room floor of the film, On the Shoulders of Giants! Watch as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, Jerry West, Jerry Reinsdorf and Marques Haynes discuss the different arenas they played in over the years, and how each arena has its own personality! On the Shoulders of Giants Widescreen DVD…
Read MoreKareem Visits Garfield High School
By Los Angeles WAVE STAFF EAST LOS ANGELES — Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar paid a vist to Garfield High School here Wednesday morning to discuss the new film he produced. “On the Shoulders of Giants (The Story of the Greatest Team You Never Heard of)” is a feature-length documentary about the New York Renaissance Big…
Read MoreKareem and Julie Andrews Received the Abraham Lincoln Medal
President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama hosted a reception for Julie Andrews and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at the White House on Sunday, June 5th, 2011. Later in the evening, Ms. Andrews and Mr. Abdul-Jabbar were awarded Lincoln Medals at a ceremony at Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. The Lincoln Medal is awarded to those individuals…
Read MoreKareem Talks About Scottie Pippen on ESPN Chicago
Goodbye Gil Scott-Heron
I was terribly saddened to hear of the death of Gil Scott-Heron. He and I had been friends since I was in grade school and he tried to best me on the court near my home in Inwood. Gil followed my high school and college careers and we re-connected in the 70’s after he started…
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