Archive for October 2018

Before Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined the writers room for film noir show Veronica Mars, he was, in fact, a legendary basketball player — remember? But now he’s auctioning off the memorabilia from that part of his life, with a significant portion of the proceeds going to charity. The treasure trove of more than 400 items includes game-won and game-worn items Read More »

October 7, 2018 The basketball icon, activist, author, and ambassador, will give the first lecture in a series on “Difficult Conversations as a Catalyst for Change,” presented by Donald Hall, the University’s Robert L. and Mary L. Sproull Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Sciences & Engineering. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a basketball icon, activist, author, actor, Read More »

By Marek Warszawski The Fresno Bee (TNS) Oct 10, 2018 Updated Oct 11, 2018 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s athletic resume is more lengthy than his 7-foot-2 frame. He’s the NBA’s all-time leading scorer (38,387 career points) while amassing six NBA championships (five with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with the Milwaukee Bucks), six NBA MVP awards and three Read More »

Abdul-Jabbar and Lyndsay Faye Discuss Conan Doyle, Mycroft, and the World of Holmes Pastiches OCTOBER 17, 2018 BY LYNDSAY FAYE Not to dwell on this subject, but I was a fan of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar long before he started writing Mycroft Holmes novels—he was already incredibly accomplished, I have watched many a “skyhook,” and his political commentary is always Read More »

OCTOBER 16, 2018 12:30pm PT by Rick Porter As Veronica (Kristen Bell) heads back to Neptune and gets involved in a new mystery, The Hollywood Reporter lays out all the details of the revival. Just when she thought she was out, Veronica Marsis back in. The now grown-up private detective played by Kristen Bell will return to screens Read More »

by BizTimes Staff October 15, 2018, 3:23 AM Former Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an NBA Hall of Famer, the all-time leading scorer in NBA history and was a member of six NBA championship teams. He was also a member of three NCAA national championship teams at UCLA. Abdul-Jabbar has been an activist, Read More »

6:30 AM PDT 10/9/2018 by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Don’t just blame Donald Trump for the current anti-intellectual threat to democracy, blame reality TV as voters “go with their hearts” instead of relying on research or reason, writes the NBA great and Hollywood Reporter columnist. The November midterm elections won’t be decided by the tawdry Brett Kavanaugh debacle, the Read More »