Kareem Abdul Jabbar on Lamar Odom situation with Dallas

[Punpun]

I wish some of the older guys would speak on why Kareem was so disliked during his playing days. .

You want the truth ? He changed his name and became a muslim. BOOM! instant backlash.

It's in Simmons book.

[NewYorkNoPicks]

LMFAO at Kareem trying to act like a caring human being
He must want that statue at Staples Center really, really bad.
Anyone who has been around the guy knows he's the biggest A-Hole in NBA history. He's the anti-Magic Johnson. Only Laker I would ever speak badly of.....for very good reason.

Hes just a shy and introverted guy, hes uncomfortable around a lot of people. Theres nothing wrong with that

[Da_Realist]

lol, I'm an older guy.

Kareem was to himself. He wasn't comfortable with the media or fans to a certain extent. I don't think he was trying to be a jerk. He got a lot of criticism from freinds and foes alike. His house burned down and he lost everything in, I think 1983. He could of been a little bitter about a few things.

He paid a price for that and I'm glad to see that he is opening up more now and letting people get to know him. He is a very intelligent, talented individual and I don't think he's a bad guy. In my opinion his statue is long overdue.

It's odd that a guy that was that good didn't get more leeway. We all know MJ isn't the best person in the world, but his talent was so immense we sort of look the other way. A lot of guys get a little more leeway due to their talent/popularity, but somehow KAJ didn't. Even Karl Malone isn't as dismissed for being an a**hole like KAJ...and I would think he'd deserve it ten times more. I would think it's a 70's thing, but everyone hated Rick Barry back then.

What is the difference between KAJ's personality and Bird's? They were both introverts that didn't feel that comfortable with the media.

[Da_Realist]

You want the truth ? He changed his name and became a muslim. BOOM! instant backlash.

It's in Simmons book.

But...Muhammad Ali

[zizozain]

Straight No Chaser: Kareem Abdul Jabbar - Never White America's Good Negro

By Desi Cortez
Nov 23, 2011

[B]DENVER, CO[/B[I]].---

[get these NETS]

cool article/excerpt

think there is a general tendency for fans to listen and repeat what reporters write


so 17 year old kid will say that "KAJ" is a jerk...because a reporter said it

Barry Bonds is a jerk...because a reporter said it

ray lewis murdered somebody because a reporter said it


even going back further ted williams was a jerk...because a reporter wrote it

[Scoooter]

That article is riddled with spelling errors, poor grammar, and malapropisms. Where did you get it?

[Legends66NBA7]

That article is riddled with spelling errors, poor grammar, and malapropisms. Where did you get it?

It's on Kareem's facebook page, which he typed out.

[zizozain]

But...Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali was the most hated man ..
people were scared he would be murdered .. he was banned for three and a half years IN HIS PRIME before he became an American hero

[Da KO King]

Lamar gets paid millions of dollars to perform what I suspect is most people on this forums dream job. Everyone deals with tragedy, but we all still have responsibilities. The teacher making 30k a year, who loses her father, doesn't quit her job because she feels bad about it.

Does the teacher in your example have to grieve while bouncing from city to city ever three days? Do students and parents boo her in the middle of her reviewing her lesson plan?

[dunksby]

cool article/excerpt

think there is a general tendency for fans to listen and repeat what reporters write


so 17 year old kid will say that "KAJ" is a jerk...because a reporter said it

Barry Bonds is a jerk...because a reporter said it

ray lewis murdered somebody because a reporter said it


even going back further ted williams was a jerk...because a reporter wrote it

It would not bug me if KAJ was just another talented athlete who got lucky that people love watching a sport and willing to pay for it. What bugs me is that despite being an influential person who did not back down under pressure and stood up for what he believed, some random kid still has the nerve to call him out and label him as the biggest asshole in the NBA history.

[dunksby]

Does the teacher in your example have to grieve while bouncing from city to city ever three days? Do students and parents boo her in the middle of her reviewing her lesson plan?

Dunno about you but we abused our school teachers so much sometimes I feel bad remembering that shit.

[Rhyen]

It's on Kareem's facebook page, which he typed out.

I think homie's talkin about article on page 2... Sigh kiddies

[Legends66NBA7]

I think homie's talkin about article on page 2... Sigh kiddies

Oh, my bad.

Well the name's there anyways.

[SwayDizzle]

Everyone is human buddy, not everyone has the distorted view of money you seem to have, especially people who have had lots of it for a while, they understand that it's meaningless. I don't know how in the **** you loons equate being grateful for having a job that he worked his ass off to be able to do, that people willingly pay to see for THEIR entertainment not his, advertising revenue from companies PROFITING from said campaigns, etc. with having a rough time with some tough times. GROW UP.

Well said mate, maybe one day these fools will grow up, maybe not...