Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will play himself on Fresh Off the Boat’s season premiere

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

CASTING

ABC has cast Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the season five premiere episode of “Fresh off the Boat,” airing Oct. 5 on ABC. During the episode, Abdul-Jabbar will play himself, a star NBA player who owns a car dealership in Orlando and attempts to sell Louis Huang (Randall Park) an RV for a family road trip. Former NBA player and coach Michael Cooper will also guest-star in the episode as Bobby, a customer at the car dealership.

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