The first in a series of essays examining the past, present and future of a basketball superstar and cultural force.

Devastating fires have caused the NBA to postponed Thursday's Lakers game and the NFL to move Monday's Rams game to Arizona.

1986 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scores his 34,000th career point during 124-102 win over Indiana Pacers; ...

Todd Eldredge wins his sixth U.S. Figure Skating Championships title. After skipping two seasons of competition, Eldredge edges defending champion Tim Goebel. Michelle Kwan wins her seventh straight ...

The longest winning streak in major professional sports — 33 games — ends when the Bucks beat the Los Angeles Lakers 120-104 behind 39 points by Milwaukee’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Every year has its own sports story, and 2024 was no different. In fact, 2024 was a pretty robust year for sports, with a major European soccer tournament and a Summer Olympics. Plus, you know ...

After living up to "The Next One" hype, the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins captain deserves a spot on hockey's Mount Rushmore alongside Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, and Mario Lemieux. Arguably the best ...

"The GOAT debate is considered a two-horse race in the NBA, but if there is a strong third candidate, it’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who dominated for almost two decades thanks to his skyhook shot ...

After his fifth year in the league, it merged with the NBA, where he came across Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. According to Erving, the former Milwaukee Bucks big man was his biggest rival. “Kareem was ...

LeBron James just surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time leader in regular-season minutes played. James now has 57,471 minutes played following the 34 minutes he played on Thursday ...

Abdul-Jabbar, a six-time NBA champion and six-time Most Valuable Player, finished his career in 1989 having played 57,446 minutes. James, who turns 40 later Story by Reuters ...