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How do I feel seeing my NBA records get broken? Elated and inspired
As the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, I want to see my records broken as doing so is one more benchmark of human progress Every time I’m introduced in a public setting, my list of NBA records is...
My picks for athlete of the year are the ones who carried that weight
Thu 27 Dec 2018 10.58 EST Colin Kaepernick, Maggie Nichols and Serena Williams left us better off because of their commitment to sport and society Today’s athletes have to carry a lot more baggage than a smelly...
Light The Night – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Fundraising Page
Please join our team's effort today by registering to walk or by making a donation to support The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Follow Team Kareem on social media with hashtag #TeamKareem. In joining Team Kareem (click here...
A letter to NBA rookies: beware sharks, hazing and your own arrogance
A basketball career isn’t just about figuring out what kind of player you want to be, it’s also about figuring out what kind of man you want to be Dear NBA rookie, You have nothing to prove....
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: what sports have taught me about race in America
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (front right) attends the Cleveland Summit alongside other prominent black athletes, such as Muhammad Ali, in 1967. Photograph: Bettmann/Bettmann Archive Tue 28 Aug 2018 10.24 EDT Sports is one of the few areas in which...
An open letter to the NFL’s owners (The Guardian)
Tue 31 Jul 2018 04.00 EDT To deny professional athletes the right to express dissent in a peaceful manner is a disgrace to the Constitution, the opposite of patriotism and shameful moral weakness Dear NFL owners: Whew! What a...
Why Ninja Warrior is the sport America needs (The Guardian)
BY: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , Wed 11 Jul 2018 05.00 EDT The TV show will never rival any of the major US sports but it teaches us that an athlete’s reach should exceed their grasp As bantering sports commentators,...
Trump’s opponents have the moral high-ground. Let’s not squander it (The Guardian)
Tue 3 Jul 2018 08.06 EDT As Americans fear losing hope, some have turned to personal attacks on White House figures. That won’t fix the national crisis n the 1941 noir potboiler movie I Wake Up Screaming,...
Sport molded my character – and Trump has learned none of its lessons (The Guardian)
The best athletes are living embodiments of traits the president is sorely lacking: discipline, hard work, focus, teamwork and sportsmanship Mon 11 Jun 2018 05.00 EDT Donald Trump’s presidency has made one thing agonizingly clear: he doesn’t...
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