Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the most dominant center in the history of the NBA!
Kareem retired at the age of 42 with records of most points scored by an NBA
player, most blocked shots, most MVP awards, most appearances in All-Star
games, and most seasons played. He composed by far the most impressive
personal and team accomplishments in the history of the NBA! He was
named Rookie of the Year, was a member of 6 NBA championship teams,
was a six-time NBA MVP, was named NBA Finals MVP twice, was named to
the All-Star team 19 times, was league scoring champion twice, and was
selected as a member of the NBA 35th and 50th Anniversary All-Time Teams.
This site is to honor Kareem's outstanding career accomplishments, many of which will never be surpassed.
- Kareem was the main speaker at the American Library Association conference in Philadelphia The organizers of the national American Library Association arranged to have Kareem Abdul-Jabbar present the keynote address.
As pointed out in the article, Kareem is a successful author. His first book was "Giant Steps, and autobiography of his basketball career. He then wrote "Kareem", which was about his spiritual journey to Islam. Kareem then wrote "Black Profiles in Courage: A Legacy of African-American Achievement" and "Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes". Two historically based novels. His next book "With A Season on the Reservation: My Sojourn with the White Mountain Apaches" was about his experiences coaching Native Americans on basketball.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar takes part in "Basketball 101" "Basketball 101" is an NBA sanctioned event that invites business, sports and entertainment professionals to go over the fundamentals of basketball with a night of coaching from experts.
- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bob Lanier were honored January 21, 2008 in Memphis during the Martin Luther King Day game when the Grizzlies play the Chicago Bulls.
- Kareem coaches and works with current Lakers' center Andrew Bynum Kareem works with Bynum at every home practice. He helps Bynum improve his footwork and balance for holding his position, absorbing contact, and rebounding position. Kareem has also shown Andrew the sky hook.
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