Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, once again, has apologized to LeBron James. Abdul-Jabbar apologized to James on SiriusXM NBA Radio on Monday following comments he made about the Los Angeles Lakers star over the weekend. Abdul-Jabbar — who was at Crypto.com Arena to celebrate Carmelo Anthony, who won the NBA’s inaugural Social Justice Champion Award — again hit James for some of his social stances. Though he apologized later that night, Abdul-Jabbar again addressed the issue on Monday. “I’ve been… Source link
Read More »LeBron James passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in points
No one in the NBA has scored more points that counted than LeBron James. The Los Angeles Lakers star remains a little under 2,000 points behind Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA’s all-time scoring title, but if you factor in points scored in the playoffs — which do not factor into the official list — James just passed Abdul-Jabbar’s 44,149 combined points. The 37-year-old James took control of the title with a 3-pointer in the third quarter of Saturday’s game against the Golden… Source link
Read More »Kareem Abdul-Jabbar tells unvaccinated ‘let’s get with it’
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been outspoken in his advocacy for the COVID-19 vaccine, and he has a message for the 5% of NBA players who still have not gotten it. “Lives are at stake. It’s important here. People are dying,” Abdul-Jabbar told Yahoo Sports. “The ignorance that has been perpetrated and the misinformation that has been spread around everywhere has made it impossible for people to get an understanding of what is going on. “People who say they haven’t finished doing the research yet,… Source link
Read More »NBA releases COVID-19 vaccine PSA with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The NBA is keeping to its mantra of not jumping the line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, but it’s not on the sidelines with getting the word out as the pandemic devastates the United States. Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar performed a PSA, announcing he will take the vaccine and is encouraging others to follow suit, right before the league takes center stage on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Starting on Tuesday, the L.A. Forum will be used as a vaccination site for Los Angeles County,… Source link
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