Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On His New Book 'Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On And Off The Court' | TODAY

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is out with a new book for young readers, “Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court.” At the Harlem YMCA, he shows TODAY’s Al Roker some signature moves and offers his advice for young people: “Knowledge is power.”
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On His New Book 'Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court' | TODAY

[@prodigygaming5102]

He’s such a nice and well spoken person. Truly a modern day hero

[@tyrannosaurus62]

I worked on this mans house when he was chilling on his couch. I took a floor bird and asked him if he could sign it. He did. Super Humble. Nice guy. Legend.

[@charleshardy3053]

Usually when you get older you shrink. Not Kareem.

[@hicow6075]

he probably has. But whos gonna notice a difference between 7'2 and 7'1

[@charleshardy3053]

Saw him next to Mutombo. Kareem is still taller.

[@ednelson2501]

There is a celeb stats . On U Tube. they measure and compare hights. I surprised at how many people lie

[@fonsie3218]

Kareem's still gonna be 7 feet tall by the time he's 90

[@lodii7246]

You do shrink Kareem isnt shorter than 7 feet though But he Definetely isnt 7'2 anymore my dad was 6'3 when he was 17 now he's 48 he's 6'1 still not much of a difference

[@waydonn9111]

Why does the news reporter look 4 foot 1? 😂

[@thomascarter6152]

White Lmh cause he’s 7’2

[@irfanazwar5455]

he actually is lmao xD

[@Cheese-xf2nj]

Big bruh learning lil bruh

[@benhouliston1871]

White Lmh coz Kareem

[@mechy7014]

@M are you trying to start an argument? Yur in a basketball comment section

[@jeegesmusic9966]

He’s the kind of guy that can dunk on shaq at 70 years old and say it’s not a big deal

[@talibefofana8900]

Great guy may Allah blessed you Ameen

[@prodbyevil3725]

Ameen

[@davec484]

Yes he is a meen m + f'er

[@Jearbearjenkins]

I find it absolutely hilarious that they “highlight” him so you can see who Kareem is at 2:37. Yeah sure the guy who is literally head and shoulders above everyone else might not be the 7 foot 2 basketball superstar

[@recca9228]

I'm impressed that kareem is looking in good shape. When your old your body will give up on you and it'll be hard to get in good shape.

[@anthonychrisbradley]

Especially for a big guy, too. I’m surprised how well he moves still

[@joesloadeddiaper3007]

Is that Al Roker? Man he looks small compared to Kareem

[@maxpower9175]

I find people give up on their body before the body gives up on them.

[@Chavacano]

Kareem is a good man.

[@zenshirou3201]

Greatest of all time

[@prime5718]

the kid at 3:03 not JUST a basketball playa, but the nba player with the most points ever!

[@danielmartinez9141]

Kareem has always been noticed as a quiet bb player . But he was one that went out to start and play every game with strong effort and pride. He is a sure winner and champion with much success.

[@qceaz11]

The Sky Hook was the most unstoppable move in NBA history if not sports history

[@vincentlu36]

Wilt Chamberlain was on the only guy blocking it twice on one possession

[@lloydkline6946]

@@vincentlu36 it a KZbin video, wilt block the skyhook bunch of times

[@vincentlu36]

@@lloydkline6946 I meant in one single ball possession. Wilt was the beast. (Hello, lebrone)

[@lloydkline6946]

@@vincentlu36 wilt score over 30 000 points in his nba basketball 🏀 career, average 50, points ,44points etc etc

[@qrto765]

@@lloydkline6946 man was so strong that he went easy on them people and still scored like 30

[@kingraiderr]

Great guy .

[@wilrobles9824]

Kareem look so happy. I'm glad for him.

[@trollhunter2300]

The real 🐐

[@user-co1gi7yd2r]

Troll Hunter stats wise yeah i guess

[@williamrobison141]

Stat wise and performance

[@assaad8]

6 times mvp

[@Alberto-mf4cb]

That is to say the least arguably.

[@michaelespenocilla9521]

legend he still got it!!

[@jerrysmooth24]

goat

[@kendallandrews8691]

Kareem is actually underrated. How is he not in GOAT conversations? 6 mvps, 6 championships, all time scoring leader, top 3 all time in rebounds, top 3 all time in blocks, had a super long prime where he was still scoring over 20 past 35. He deserves to be right there with Jordan and others.

[@temeler3459]

He’s amazing

[@kenneth7826]

Brilliant!!!!!

[@faisal-xn8ko]

Real GOAT

[@djroadrunner6980]

1:55 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jayangelo16o]

@RonGotDrip 2021🌚

[@TheRealKayTrigga]

Reading this so good !!

[@karithema9ician657]

Man I need to see the movie about "the cap" 💯💯🔥🔥🔥 he was a god on the court period not even wilt could stop him....

[@freeynwmelly7415]

Dakari Randall hahah wilt would smack him u dummy wilt was told to work on other parts of the game and stop focusing on getting points plus he was in his 30s and Kareem still couldn’t do what wilt do

[@ohnono4786]

Dakari Randall I mean wilt did swat the skyhook

[@joseosorio4682]

Dios lo llene de mucha vida y esté muchísimos años con nosotros. Por éste grandioso jugador de baloncesto ahora soy Laker de corazón, y no lo cambiaría por nada. 😃🏀👍🏻

[@King_9893]

🔥🔥🔥

[@Rschlag120]

Yo I’m from Wisconsin he helped us win our first championship and he have the Lakers won one

[@414MrMilwaukee]

He still got it

[@amaranixofficiel1371]

The real n1 all time

[@MultiPetercool]

Would love to see Kareem & Thomas Sowell in conversation about Harlem.

[@MusikPiratCH]

Must be great for kids to train with the one and only Kareem Abdul-Jabbar! :D

[@AnnaLexi]

*_You see when he had to adjust his feet to walk down the stairs.. Even his feet are too big lol.. Love him but just noticed that.._*

[@streetsmartdrumming9567]

GOAT

[@Mario-cv5el]

The basketball looks like he's holding a baseball in his hands

[@amel9999]

No cap Kareem look like a sheikh

[@uehsus8964]

2:12 Kareem looks like Giannis Antetokounmpo😂

[@414MrMilwaukee]

LOL!!

[@adamh6062]

Max dextor giannis is greek he is not african

[@cinder554]

You all are dumbassas his parents are from NIGERIA 🇳🇬 They moved to Greece on 1991

[@danielmartinez9141]

Kareem is way thinner, but has the most important thing Giannis doesn't which makes the difference between the two . GOLD NBA WORLD TITLES.

[@danielmartinez9141]

@Max Dexter racist

[@stever1791]

Lew has matured into a nice guy. In his younger years, I thought he was a jerk. Punching Kent Benson ( sucker Job ) and Happy Hairston ( another BS move ) - But in recent years , I like him more. Maybe it was his friendship with Edgar Lacy ( UCLA Teammate ) At least now he expresses himself more and more to society and seems less angry at everyone

[@anthonytaylor7928]

Matured into a nice guy ? So it took him all these years to mature ? So just because I got into it with Kent Benson he's just now maturing even though that's in the heat or competition .how about when he was younger and he got involved with civil rights causes he would have some type of maturity for that right . College graduate and all of the other accolades on and off the court in the 70s and 80s wouldn't u think that would take some type of maturity for a frickin 74 Year old Man up til now ?ur comment is stupid I guess that's point im trying to make

[@qistan]

is the bball ball is smaller or becuase of kareem's big hand make it small

[@jazlynnoliver5476]

omg kareem is my dads fist name and his second name is abdul except its kareem abdul jordan oliv

[@shamirpatel3569]

The ceiling height in that it room gotta feel for him.

[@kendallandrews8691]

The ceiling is the roof!

[@lilpreston2xeverywhere]

I cant belive he spoke to martin

[@peterstrianus1790]

I don't want to enter the topic of the goat because I think is useless but if I have to pick one. This is the one

[@kendallandrews8691]

He is right there. His resume stacks up with anybody who has ever played. 6 mvps, 6 titles, all time scoring champ, top 3 all time in blocks and rebounds, etc. . . what more do you want? It seems like people only believe wing players like jordan, kobe or lebron should be in that conversation for some reason.

[@kendallandrews8691]

@@Mckylan yep he won everywhere. 2 national titles in high school with a 71 game winning streak. 3 national titles in college and was 3x player of the year. To go along with his nba dominance. It is a myth to say his stats are just because of longevity too. People don't realize how hard it is to get to 38000 points. Karl malone was a great scorer who missed very few games to injury over 18 seasons with utah plus another half season with la and he couldn't get it. Kobe couldnt get close to it in a long career. LeBron might get it, but if lebron gets it, it will take 20 years to do it the same as Kareem.

[@danielmartinez9141]

@@kendallandrews8691 there is much more to becoming a great player than just scoring. Magic, Kobe, and Lebron have taught us that.

[@kendallandrews8691]

@@danielmartinez9141 yep and bill Russell and Kareem did a lot more than just score

[@raymondhmuifoo11]

12/22/21

[@Jerry-cd3uv]

He can almost do dunk no jumping

[@minnesotaskinny5518]

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sounds like Montel Williams

[@jonpol6708]

Rest in Peace Martin Luther King and I hope he enjoys Jannah

[@deeznut9734]

kareem wit da yeezy

[@dopesponge8430]

How tall is that girl

[@widvaldotorresjr2443]

The life of a 7 footer

[@Petebootyfudge5312]

I'm roger Murdock, I'm an airline pilot

[@hint0122]

I wonder if he talks about being paid to pay for UCLA

[@misha_cuh]

2nd

[@nosyrosie3716]

Lol 😆.

[@dopesponge8430]

How short is that guy

[@kenchiu3574]

A great student of bruce lee

[@King45321]

Im 99% sure kareem is not 7.2 anymore more like 7.1

[@BreakdownRow]

MLK day

[@salamamathieu7421]

SPORTNBA CURRY resaresaresaresaresaresaresaresaresaresa MATHIEU

[@hemnali8085]

2nd