Kareem Abdul-Jabbar debuted with the Bucks 50 years ago this month; here’s what people were talking about as the game approached

“The whole country has waited for it.” It’s a line taken from the broadcast of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s first game in the NBA on Oct. 18, 1969 — an event approaching its 50th anniversary. Then known as Lew Alcindor, the superstar out of UCLA scored 29 points with 12 rebounds, six assists, four steals and three blocks in…

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More Abdul-Jabbar Memorabilia Set for Auction

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The liquidation of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s basketball memorabilia isn’t quite over yet. After selling another large group of items from his Hall of Fame career last winter to benefit his Skyhook Foundation, Abdul-Jabbar has consigned 64 additional items to Goldin Auctions.  Most are focused on his days as a college superstar at UCLA when he was…

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Julien’s Auctions Ordered to Return Over $1 Million of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Memorabilia

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Los Angeles, California, November 20, 2014. Julien’s Auctions was handed its latest litigation defeat on Tuesday when the Los Angeles County Superior Court issued Writs of Possession directing the seizure from Julien’s of over $1 million of sports memorabilia accumulated by legendary NBA Hall of Famer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The Writs of Possession are based on…

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Congratulations to A.C. Green on the 17th Anniversary of His Historic “Iron Man” Record

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Nov. 20, 1997 – A.C. Green of the Dallas Mavericks sets the NBA record for consecutive games, competing in his 907th straight game. The old mark of 906 belonged to Randy Smith, a 6-3 guard-forward who played in the NBA from 1971-83. Green, from Benson High and Oregon State, winds up playing in 1,192 consecutive games,…

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The Aging of Aquarius

Those rebellious boomers of the ’60s are ready for AARP. As aging movie star Bette Davis once warned, “Old age ain’t no place for sissies.” Amen, sister. Not that I’m anywhere near that “place.” But I can see its dilapidated porch and neglected lawn from here, and I’m not looking forward to arriving. Most Baby…

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: American Politicians Are A Greater Threat to Democracy Than ISIS

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The lying campaign ads, shady voter ID laws and sanctioned dishonesty should be illegal—and those complicit should be arrested. The upcoming mid-term elections should inspire a swell of patriotic pride in our hearts as we Americans dutifully cast our precious votes to reshape our national priorities and values. This is the American democratic ideal in…

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Newsmaker: Kareem ­Abdul-Jabbar

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In the 1980 film Airplane!, the basketball legend Kareem ­Abdul-Jabbar plays the co-pilot Roger Murdock to Peter Graves’s captain Clarence Oveur. In one scene of the beloved oddball comedy, a child tells Abdul-­Jabbar’s Murdock character: “Wait a minute. I know you. You’re Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. You play basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers.” “I’m sorry, son,…

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The National: Healthy Living with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (video)

The National’s editor-in-chief, Mohammed Al Otaiba, in conversation with basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on healthy living, Islam and a look back at the star’s lifestyle. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is currently in the UAE in support of Imperial College London Diabetes Centre’s healthy lifestyle campaign, Take a Step for Diabetes Week. View More at The National

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