Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on why Colin Kaepernick is so deserving of SI's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award. ... Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a former recipient of the Sports Illustrated's Muhammad Ali Legacy Award.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jim Brown and Bill Russell will receive the Sports Illustrated Muhammad Ali Legacy Award in honor of their athletic achievement and leadership as social activists.

During his 20-year NBA career, Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made a name for himself as one of the league’s most dominant and consistent superstars. But for as much as the league’s ...

Abdul-Jabbar was 36 years old and in his 15th NBA season when he broke Wilt Chamberlain’s record on April 5, 1984, and kept extending it for five more years. James, 38, is in his 20th season and ...

James, who will turn 40 on Dec. 30, broke Abdul-Jabbar's all-time scoring record on Feb. 7, 2023. The elder statesman continues to operate at a high level, averaging 22.8 points, eight rebounds ...

The words of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar now cover the shoes of the league's brightest stars. This month, the NBA legend lent his inspirational history to Adidas as part of the company’s Black History ...

SI's Michael Shapiro highlights the hall of fame careers of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird and their impact on the NBA.

Lew Alcindor, later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, turns small change into big bucks : A drag on the court, at the gate and in the hearts of its fans, Milwaukee was transformed by the arrival of one man ...

Before LeBron changed the NBA's balance of power (again), Wilt Chamberlain, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Shaquille O'Neal were the three most prominent stars to engineer moves to Los Angeles. In ...

They were led by Kareem Abdul Jabbar, who outplayed Wilt Chamberlain by scoring 39 points along with 20 rebounds. The Lakers big man put up 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 6 blocks in a 120-104 loss ...

That's when they traded for Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Sports business reporter Darren Rovell called it one of the worst trades in NBA history. 50 Years Ago Today: One of the worst trades ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, seated courtside Tuesday, mastered a seemingly impossible shot. In 20 NBA seasons, though, James has done more. James became the NBA’s all-time scoring leader Tuesday night.