Broadcaster Eddie Doucette recalls the birth of his term ‘sky hook’ By Bob Wolfley of the Journal Sentinel Feb. 21, 2013 Sky hook, the shot, was made famous by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Sky hook, the term, was coined by former Milwaukee Bucks announcer Eddie Doucette, who is to be inducted into the broadcasting wing of the Naismith Memorial…

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By Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for Esquire.com Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: “Basically, Django Unchained is a B movie. A damn fine B movie, but still a B movie.” Everyone knows the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences sometimes gets it wrong. The proof is when they overlooked me for my heart-wrenching role as the troubled navigator with a…

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To me, the mark of a great man is not the towering monuments he’s built during his life, but the tender memories he’s left in those who remain after his life. The fact that so many of us have come together to celebrate those tender memories of Jerry Buss is a testament to his greatness. Today you will hear about his many virtues and accomplishments, both…

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By MAUREEN MACKEY, The Fiscal Times Kareem Abdul-Jabbar may be best known as one of professional basketball’s all-time greatest players – the 7-foot-2 Hall of Fame center and former Laker, with his iconic skyhook shot, dominated the NBA for 20 years and is still the league’s top scorer today, with 38,387 points. But for decades…

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[flv:https://secureservercdn.net/198.12.145.239/m5i.ffd.myftpupload.com/flv/ethanwcimw272x480.flv 272 480] Ethan Anapoell of Aliso Viejo, CA on “What Color Is My World? The Lost History of African-Amercan Inventors” by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Raymond Obstfeld.

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When someone as celebrated and charismatic as Jerry Buss dies, we are reminded of two things. First, just how much one person with vision and strength of will can accomplish. Second, how fragile each of us is, regardless of how powerful we were. Those two things combine to inspire us to reach for the stars,…

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