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When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reunited with a man who taught him the skyhook in 2019: "He made my life"

"He made my life," Abdul-Jabbar replied. Decades have passed but Hejduk still has a vivid recollection of what Kareem, who ...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar believes he could dominate today's NBA with his skyhook: "Take 40 years off of my life, of course"

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar wrote his name in history books and was synonymous with the skyhook shot. It was his go-to move on the ...

Hakeem Olajuwon Teases Wemby's New Jump Hook Shot, 'You're at His Mercy'

Hall of Fame center Hakeem Olajuwon believes a new wrinkle in Victor Wembanyama's game will make the San Antonio Spurs big ...
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Awestruck by His Skyhook, Michael Cooper Recalls His First Encounter With Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

From Jerry West and Elgin Baylor in the 1960s all the way to LeBron James and Luka Doncic today, every era of NBA history has ...
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"I like Shaq, but he was no Kareem Abdul-Jabbar" - Magic Johnson picked his best center in NBA history

Shaquille O'Neal is considered by many as the most dominant player to ever play the game of basketball. At 7'1" and 325 pounds, "The Diesel" was a force no one had an answer for. Ultimately, most ...
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Dirk Nowitzki once revealed how he came up with his iconic one-legged fadeaway: "I kinda just made it up on the fly"

Only a handful of NBA legends have moves that define their careers — Michael Jordan's fadeaway, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's skyhook ...
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Ralph Sampson Says Facing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Helped Forge His Bond With Hakeem Olajuwon

“We start playing against Kareem [Abdul-Jabbar], and everybody wants to kill Kareem,” he said. Sampson explained how Olajuwon would get matched up with the Lakers Hall-of-Famer, while he would get ...
Total Pro Sports

Devin Booker’s Brutal Reaction To Deandre Ayton’s Missed Hook Shot In Preseason Game Goes Viral [VIDEO]

Devin Booker enters the new season without the Phoenix Suns’ star tandem. The Suns traded KD to the Houston Rockets. Meanwhile, Bradley Beal joined the Los Angeles Clippers after reaching a buyout ...
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Rudy Gobert looks smooth, Bones Hyland looks sharp in Timberwolves’ preseason debut

Roughly midway through the first quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ preseason opener against the Denver Nuggets, Rudy Gobert cleanly caught a low pass from Donte DiVincenzo on the right wing, took ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Alperen Sengun, Turkey rout Giannis Antetokounmpo, Greece to reach rare EuroBasket final

For the first time since 2001, Turkey is headed to the FIBA EuroBasket final courtesy of Friday's 94-68 blowout win (box score) against Greece. In a game featuring Houston Rockets star Alperen Sengun ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

How Memphis Grizzlies' Jaren Jackson Jr. fared in first preseason game since toe injury

Memphis Grizzlies star Jaren Jackson Jr. made his preseason debut against the Charlotte Hornets after being considered a long shot to play. Jackson scored 17 points in his return but the Grizzlies ...
The New York Times

Ty Simpson and Alabama, not Diego Pavia and Vanderbilt, end up with the last word

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Maybe it’s time the Vanderbilt quarterback got a little less attention and the Alabama quarterback got a little more. That’s not satire. That’s college football, circa 2025. So is ...