The skyhook was basketball's closest thing to an unstoppable move. Rising up to 7'2" with his arm fully extended, Abdul-Jabbar would release the ball at a point nearly 12 feet high, making it ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the most important athletes of the last century. He’s a top-five NBA player of all time, with his record six MVP seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers providing the ...

In the pantheon of basketball’s most iconic moves, none stands taller – both literally and figuratively – than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s skyhook. Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s seemingly simple, yet ...

Six years after the release of the signature shoe, Abdul-Jabbar retired in 1984. When he did so, he was the NBA’s all-time leading scorer.

One of Adidas' earliest signature sneakers is coming back this week with the return of NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Jabbar sneakers, shown here. The Adidas Jabbar franchise was originally ...

Jun 1988; Detroit, MI, USA; FILE PHOTO; Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) shoots over Detroit Pistons center Bill Lambier (40) during the 1988 NBA Finals at the Silverdome.

Abdul-Jabbar was 38 and nearing the end of his marvelous NBA life when the Lakers were embarrassed by the Boston Celtics, 148–114, in Game 1 of the 1985 NBA Finals at Boston Garden.

Abdul-Jabbar joked that Curry has permanently altered the way people view basketball. “They’ve forgotten about anything that doesn’t say three-points on it,” he said.