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LeBron James Passes Karl Malone for Second All-Time in NBA Scoring
LeBron James moved into second place on the NBAs all-time points list with a basket in the second quarter against the Wizards.
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Lakers' Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's NBA Scoring Record Basketball Up For Auction
Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored a lot of points in his 20-year NBA career. An NBA record 38,387 to be exact, but who’s counting. Abdul-Jabbar’s final regular season game took place on April 23, 1989. He scored 10 points against the Seattle Supersonics in a 121-117 Lakers victory. Those would be the final points scored in Abdul-Jabbar’s illustrious…
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Discusses Prostate Cancer Diagnosis, Inequities in Health Care
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar revealed several health issues in a powerful new essay where the NBA legend is speaking up how Black people are treated differently in the health care system.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Son Charged in Neighbor's Stabbing
The son of basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was charged Tuesday in California with stabbing a neighbor with a hunting knife during an argument over trash cans.
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‘Tonight': Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on His Lifelong Fight Against Racism
Jimmy Fallon speaks with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on protesting after the death of Martin Luther King Jr., addressing those who don’t think racism affects them and what gives him hope.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Donates 900 Pairs of Safety Goggles to UCLA Health
NBA basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar donated 900 pairs of safety goggles to UCLA Health Tuesday to protect health care professionals on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. Abdul-Jabbar, who played for legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden on three consecutive national championship Bruin teams from 1966-69, said he wants health care workers to have the same sense of safety…
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NBA Legend Donates Goggles to San Diego Health Care Workers
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, famed for wearing goggles during his NBA career, stopped by Scripps Health in San Diego on Monday, where he donated – what else? — 900 pairs of safety goggles to health care workers
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Kawhi Leonard's Clippers Outlast LeBron's Lakers in Highly Anticipated NBA Opening Night
The Clippers took the first round in the battle for LA Tuesday night, as Kawhi Leonard scored 30 points in his highly-anticipated Clippers’ debut to help the home team defeated the Lakers, 112-102, in the first game of the NBA regular season for both teams on Tuesday night.
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Like Mike: LeBron Overwhelmed After Passing His Hero, Jordan
When James surpassed Jordan’s career points total Wednesday night, he did it in a pair of Nikes with “Thank You M.J.” written neatly on the side.
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Auctioned Four Championship Rings for Nearly $3 Million and Gave it to a Kids Charity
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar raised nearly $3 million for his Children’s charity by auctioning off his NBA Championship rings and MVP trophies.
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John Cena to Receive Sports Illustrated's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award
WWE superstar John Cena is the recipient of this year’s Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award. The award, which was announced Thursday, is given each year to an athlete or sports figure who embodies the ideals of sportsmanship, leadership and philanthropy while using sports as a platform. Cena will receive the award at the Sportsperson of the Year Awards show...
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Abdul-Jabbar, Rippon, Harding Among Additions to ‘Dancing With The Stars: Athletes' Lineup
“Dancing With the Stars: Athletes” revealed its line-up of sports stars that will compete in the reality hit’s first-ever all-athlete season when it returns on Monday, April 30. The 10 contestants and their professional partners appeared on “Good Morning America” Friday, with fans learning who they’ll be watching battle it out in the ballroom in season 26.
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Kyle Kuzma Leaves Game Injured in Friday's Loss
Los Angeles Lakers standout rookie Kyle Kuzma injured his left ankle on Friday night after already playing through a hurt right ankle in the Lakers’ 113-96 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves
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Kobe Bryant Sends No. 8 and No. 24 to the Rafters
On Monday night, Kobe Bryant became the first NBA player to have two jerseys retired by an NBA team, as both No. 8 and No. 24 went up to the rafters above Staples Center on Dec. 18, 2017.
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Kobe Bryant Deserves to Have Both No. 8 and No. 24 Retired
The Los Angeles Lakers will retire Kobe Bryant’s no. 8 and no. 24 jerseys on Monday night at halftime of their game against the Golden State Warriors
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Beyonce Presents Kaepernick With SI's Muhammad Ali Award
Beyonce presented Colin Kaepernick with Sports Illustrated’s Muhammad Ali Legacy Award on Tuesday night, and Kaepernick promised that “with or without the NFL’s platform, I will continue to work for the people.” Beyonce was brought out as a surprise presenter by comedian Trevor Noah. She said she was “proud and humbled” to present the award. “Colin took action with no...
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‘It's the Flick of the Wrist': How the Peanut Man Has Hurled Strikes to Fans in the Stands for 59 Years
Roger Owens has been part of the Dodger Stadium experience for nearly 60 years. He’s the Peanut Man who hurls strikes to fans in the stands with Clayton Kershaw-like accuracy and the flare of Yasiel Puig.
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9-Foot Shaquille O'Neal Statue Unveiled Outside Staples Center
A nine-foot, 1,200-pound bronze statue of Basketball Hall of Fame center Shaquille O’Neal was unveiled Friday outside Staples Center in front of a crowd of thousands that included former Laker greats Kareem Abdul-Jabaar and Kobe Bryant and coach Phil Jackson.
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Dirk Nowitzki Makes History, Lakers Lose Eighth Straight
Dirk Nowitzki became only the sixth player to score 30,000 points when he crossed that threshold early in the second quarter of Tuesday’s blowout victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.