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.

However, in a surprising revelation, Abdul-Jabbar admitted that he wasn't the original inspiration behind this magnificent move. Instead, KAJ said it was his fellow NBA icon and Los Angeles Lakers ...

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 ...