Longtime Lakers trainer Gary Vitti remembered the time Kareem Abdul-Jabbar taught him about what matters when you're a Laker.

For many, Game 5 at Boston Garden was the key moment of the 1984 Finals that broke the spirit of Riley’s team.

Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan have achieved so much during their remarkable NBA careers, winning a total of 10 championships between them. But if you had to choose, who would you say has had the better ...

Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were one of the best duos in NBA history. They helped lead the Lakers to five NBA Championships. On Wednesday, Abdul-Jabbar is celebrating his 78th birthday. Via ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a basketball legend with six NBA championships over his 20-year career. But the six-time MVP has bigger concerns than basketball. Off the court, Abdul-Jabbar's spent his life ...

"If we can do it, it would be a crowning achievement" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shared the emotional stakes of the 1988 Finals originally appeared on Basketball Network. The Los Angeles Lakers entered the ...

Jabbar’s longevity and scoring records made him into one of the GOATs of basketball. But what made him as good as he was ...

(CNN) — Here is a look at the life of philanthropist, best-selling author and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Member of three UCLA Bruins national championship teams, 1967, 1968 and 1969.

The NCAA once set out on a mission to curb Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's greatness by banning dunking in 1967. However, the rule barely mattered for Abdul-Jabbar, then known as Lew Alcindor. He had too many ...

As first encounters go, Charles Barkley's first meeting with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar didn't go quite how he imagined. It was the 1987 NBA All-Star game — a room packed with basketball royalty. Barkley, ...