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 ...

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.

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 ...