... had Lew Alcindor. Alcindor went on to change his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and was still a great player, but won nothing after arriving in Los Angeles ... O'Neal, in L.A. -- but not the not-nearly-as-smiley Kareem. Same with Larry Bird in New England (a bigger market than ... David Stern -- a graduate of another basketball-troubled New Jersey institution, Rutgers University -- cares if the Nets ...

... the time for the Lakers. Just look at their history. They acquired Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the greatest player in the game at the time, ... already decided where he will sign this summer! For those keeping score, the jersey change means James is staying in Cleveland; ... three game-road trip and home game against New Jersey ought to get them a few wins. But with just 22 games remaining, it is difficult to ...

... the Portland Trail Blazers in 1986, two years after Schmidt was drafted by the New Jersey Nets in the sixth round, he was trapped with little playing time initially ... the NBA, preferring to stick to what he knew best. His Interbasket profile says: The New Jersey Nets took him with a sixth round pick in 1984. The Nets ... , in contrast to NBA scoring leader Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 38,387 points. We ...

... week on PTI, Hannah Storm’s BFF Tony Kornheiser tried to come up with a scenario in which LeBron could win a title and still leave, and brought up Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The leading scorer in NBA history won a title in his ... , ahead of The Mick, Babe, Mattingly, Messier, Namath, Ewing, all of them. New Jersey. Legit shot. His buddy Jay-Z is a partial owner. The ...

... is guaranteed an autograph or autographed memorabilia card from this list: Bill Russell, Jerry West, John Havlicek, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant, Oscar Robertson, Magic Johnson or Blake Griffin ... Hockey, boxes still deliver 6 of the popular rookie cards as well as two game used jersey cards. 5.) 2009 Upper Deck Ultimate Collection Baseball 2009 Ultimate ...

... 9- Bob Petit 10- Walt Frazier 11- Isiah Thomas 12- John Stockton (the only man who should have his jersey and his shorts retired) 13- Wilt Chamberlain 14- Bob Cousy 15- Hal Greer 16- Bob ... - Bernard King 31- Jack Twyman 32- Magic Johnson (sorry Karl Malone) 33- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar/Larry Bird (Oh come on! Let me ride the fence one time!) 34- Hakeem Olajuwon 35- Kevin Durant 40- Shawn Kemp (in honor ...