Kareem Abdul-Jabbar remembers Muhammad Ali

In the mid-60s, Ali met UCLA basketball star Lew Alcinder, who would later become NBA champion Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Scott Pelley spoke with the former Laker about his time with the champ.

[@zackzallie8735]

A humble champion talks about an another humble champion. Al-Fatihah to the great champion. Long live Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

[@nursemcfarlane6655]

Greatest Basketball Player of All Time speaks the Great Universal Man/boxer of all time Ali.

[@lwmson]

Ali was certainly the GOAT as a boxer, but Kareem as a basketball player, well, that's open to debate.

[@Flyhr]

​@@lwmson Well as a "Basketballer" theres no one that comes close to Kareem. He lost 1 game in high school. And only 2 in the NCAA (88-2) theirs no basketballer who's ever been more dominant in every court he played on like Kareem. Kareem's not only the highest NBA Career scorer of all time but a 6x Champ and the only player to ever win 6 MVPs. Still I'd give MJ as the best NBA player as MJ had the best NBA individual career right besides Wilt but Wilt wasn't 6-0 in the finals... but I think when you talk about as a basketballer in general you include not just the NBA but all forms as well such as College High School International and NBA. And Kareems had a legendary career in every form of basketball...

[@lwmson]

@@Flyhr I respect your argument, and you do make some great points. However, I did say that this subject is “open to debate.” Wilt only lost three games during his high school career, which I think was just as impressive.. I admit that Wilt’s college career certainly wasn't as stellar as Jabbar’s, but he chose to quit playing college ball, largely because of the criticism, which was actually racism back them, which he received for just losing one game, a title game in the NCAA tournament. And yes, Jabbar did break Wilt’s all -time NBA scoring record, but he did have a longer career than Chamberlain, with an NBA career that was five years longer than Wilt’s. And while is it true that both MJ and Jabbar won far more NBA titles than Wilt, Chamberlain’s supporting cast certainly wasn’t as strong. In fact, many believe that it was Magic Johnson who rejuvenated Kareem, and had it not been for him, Kareem would not have won titles with the Lakers. And what about Oscar Robertson and Bill Russell? All I’m saying is that it would be difficult to pick the GOAT among basketball players. There were just so many great ones.

[@Flyhr]

@@lwmson Well Wilt owns all the records in the record book for a reason, he was the most dominant player of all time compared to his era. The only the only reason he doesn't get talked about as much is solely due to the fact that Bill Russell's Celtics pretty much stuffed him most of career in terms of the rings. And rings are a huge factor. When we talk about the GOAT , at least when I do, I consider the complete resume. Like that's one of the arguments for LeBron being a top 3 all time. LBJ was just so dominant, but like Wilt, his record is poor on the grandest stage. And that's a big tarnish on both their legacies but no one denies the dominance of both of em.

[@Flyhr]

@@lwmson Kareems just had the fairy tale career. Winning at every level multiple times. Kareem's not only makes it NBA GOAT talk but in NCAA GOAT talk theirs no debate the level of dominance of Kareem's run in NCAA is unrivaled. He played 4 years won 3 a title 3 of the 4 and only lost 2 games in total. Magic played 2 years won 1 title. MJ played 3 years won 1 title. Wilt actually did play 2 NCAA seasons with Kansas and although he put up big numbers he went 42-8 combined in those 2 seasons and never won a title. Bill Russell was 2 for 3 in NCAA titles but he also had Oscar Robertson on his team...

[@emirrbih6792]

Two great Muslims!

[@rockyracoon3233]

Both converts though.

[@مارقالشهري]

@@rockyracoon3233 cnverted to islam yes.. or do you mean coverted out of islam ?

[@rockyracoon3233]

@@مارقالشهري Converted to Islam.

[@gwgization]

Not just kkonas islam, but the real one, the ones who pray and practice

[@matzmr]

@@gwgization so somebody who is not pray, not real?

[@lwmson]

I guess it was fitting they would end this with the biggest lesson learned from the legacy of Muhammad Ali -- "It isn't bragging if you can back it up." While Ali proclaimed to be "the greatest" and "the prettiest," he really wasn't boasting ... he was just spouting truth. RIP.

[@Believe768]

"'I'm not conceited, I'm just convinced. I'm so modest, I can admit my own faults, and my only fault is I don't realize how great I really am" - Ali

[@Maasai-El]

ABDUL-JABBAR: G.O.A.T.👑

[@UROOJ_ALI_0]

Ali was really a good man..

[@lexbeltran1354]

It's not bragging if you can back it up. Very true.😊

[@damonfox4922]

Ok

[@cemasti4524]

Awesome

[@varmunyahnyei3197]

The greatest champion of all time.

[@masterj4777]

Kareem is an amazing guy being best friends with Ali & Being trained by Bruce Lee! He was with two of the greatest ever!!

[@debbidebbi5026]

Mohamed Ali, abdu el jabar tou star , legend of de Word .

[@stoneharper7038]

Probably two of the 5 greatest athletes of all time

[@sherrilldean211]

VIRTUE AND TRUTH ... LEAD BY EXAMPLE

[@fidahussain-qd3ol]

Muhammed Ali , Kareem Abdul Jabar and Michael Jackson three star of america...

[@Saka_Supremacy]

Michael Jackson nah edit to say Michael jordan

[@ag8291]

@@Saka_Supremacy i think he meant to say that all were muslims,kareem,ali and,jackson

[@Saka_Supremacy]

@@ag8291 ohhh OK thanks for telling me bro

[@fawadahmedshaikh9893]

Michael Jackson ws Muslim ?

[@fidahussain-qd3ol]

@@fawadahmedshaikh9893 no he was not a muslim i am not talking about muslim actually they are my generation heros 60 to 90

[@edwinjones1000]

The best trash talkers of all time were Ali and Larry Bird because both could back it up.

[@lwmson]

Well, I don't think Bird's braggadocio could compare to Ali's

[@goatmorant2639]

@@lwmson yep ali just diff bread he's man of the man

[@darrylking2500]

Incredible

[@tahas.2781]

Great

[@franklopez8243]

He has a great chin

[@stephenmacdonald4443]

A giant looking up to giant

[@Anonimul921]

🙏

[@dahiromary8824]

i also. like to watch films

[@yusufsunaybuyuk9007]

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[@yanngarri9014]

Karim Abdoul jabar vs Bruce Lee gam off Dead

[@tonycento1084]

Ali a humble man !!!!???? what has Kareem been smoking ??? with all due respect,Ali was never, ever, modest, or humble, Kareem Abdul Jabbar is ,indeed sincere , humble modest, and unassuming man and legend , but his friend Muhammad Ali was not !!!, and i will tell it like it is !!!!!!!!

[@lexbeltran1354]

Tony Cento Have you ever met Ali?

[@Alswat100]

Tony Cento the man is dead , have some respect for him and close ur mouth

[@robertsayles6768]

Don't confuse humility with confidence....in a time when he was viewed as someone who should "stay in his place", Ali recognized his place was not in Vietnam and that infuriated the establishment

[@shmookins]

Maybe Ali was a showman in the public eye for business and marketing and humble in private. I don't know. Ali slept around and fathered many children and I don't like how he harassed that other boxer everywhere he went until that other boxer pulled out a gun. It had blanks but it was enough to make Ali scramble and stop pestering him (I forget that boxer's name but he was famous). Also, maybe Kareem wants to be respectful as not everybody interviewed speaks honestly about other people. It would look bad if he said something bad about a dead Ali. In any case, this is just a fluff piece. Nothing here matters- especially since the dead are dead.

[@littoines]

Tony Cento, you act as if you knew the man. Kareem knew the man. You only saw him on TV. Confidence and his ability to sell the sport and tickets should not be confused with being a humble human being. In the Rumble in the Jungle he told Foreman, sign on and I will sell the tickets. Every high paid athlete owes Ali for making sports what it is today. When he says Ali was humble he may mean as a loving human who knew he was just a man and a man of God.

[@sawdaabdimahamud7201]

Mohamed Ali, abdu el jabar tou star , legend of de Word .