Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf: The Steph Curry PROTOTYPE who was BLACKBALLED by the NBA | FPP

He was born Chris Jackson, before changing his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf as he had converted to Islam. He had in the gym range with incredible quickness and a great handle, so if you sagged off, he made you pay, but if you played him tight he’d drive past you; and if you fouled him, well he was one of the best free throw shooters of all time. He became one of the most legendary high school players in Mississippi state history before going on to have a historic freshman season with the LSU Tigers. In his sophomore year he was joined by future NBA player, Stanley Roberts and hall of famer, Shaquille O’Neal. After just two years of NCAA dominance, he declared for the draft and although his first couple of seasons didn’t go as planned, the Nuggets built a good team including hall of famer Dikembe Mutombo, but the Nuggets scoring leader of during the mid 90s was always Abdul-Rauf as he could fill it up effortlessly with surprising efficiency for a someone with his play style.
Unfortunately, a massive controversy regarding, similar to the controversy of Colin Kaepernick sent his NBA career off the rails as he refused to stand for the anthem, due to religious reasons, for the majority of the 1996 season until a compromise was made with David Stern and the NBA. But at that point the damage was done and he was quickly traded to Sacramento where after a couple decent seasons, his NBA prospects seemed all but gone. He spent a little bit of time on a club in Turkey in 1999 before retiring. He would come back to the NBA briefly in 2001 with the Vancouver Grizzlies before ending hanging it up after 41 games. Nowadays you can catch him in the BIG 3 league doing everything he used to do… and I forgot to mention, he accomplished all of this while suffering from Tourette’s syndrome. So, although his career didn’t turn out to be as promising as it once seemed, it was by no means a lack of talent or ability that stalled his trajectory. But the anthem controversy consistently overshadows his playing career, so today we’re going to take a deeper dive into the career of Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, formerly Chris Jackson. Let’s jog your memory.
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[@michaelthreepeat]

This dude would kill in today's game. I would pay to see him in the 3 pt contest

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Yeah he would take over

[@kingdingaling2469]

That 1st Steph Curry nonsense they’re trying to paint how is so ridiculous Yea , they wouldn’t let Him make 3 pointers. 😄 So ridiculous I saw the dude play He was Good BUT FAR FROM BEING ANYTHING CLOSE TO STEPH I mean, look how they stopped Bird from being a GOAT because of His Great Shooting. 🤨 Use Commonsense peoples Making buckets keeps you in the game and always has Let’s not get carried away with this religion nonsense and now pushing someone to be something they were NOT .

[@kingdingaling2469]

Y’all need to stop. People let the words of some dudes on a screen completely change the truth of history with their words. Dude was nice but all this nonsense people are trying to push about Him now is Bs Not even close to Ray Allen or Reggie Miller Let alone Steph He played Vs Ray & Reggie So there’s the proof in what I’m saying

[@michaelthreepeat]

@@kingdingaling2469 I did not say he was better than Steph. Isaw him in college and his whole career. I'm not a 16 yo casual watching highlights only from his mother's basement.That dude was amazing at shooting the basketball, almost 96% ft shooting is not nothing. I just said that I would love to see him compete in the stuff he was great against the greatest of all time. I really don't see why is such a scandal. Let's chill a little bit please.

[@kingdingaling2469]

Naw I got You Bro . @@michaelthreepeat I'm talking about the narrative theyre trying to push

[@controller13]

Averaging 28 in college with Shaq is crazy

[@lilpenny1982]

But LSU didn't win a college chip. With Jackson, Shaq and Roberts, that team should've won a chip. Usually, you only need 1 NBA star to win a college chip. LSU had 3 in one team.

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Yeah that’s crazy asf

[@BallCDO]

​@@lilpenny1982they didn't even make the Final Four smh

[@sickofguysnamedtodd2293]

They probably had too many stars and not enough basketball to go around for all of them. That happens sometimes. Happened to North Carolina in 1994. They brought back four starters from their 1993 national championship team, plus several valuable reserves. Then in the fall, the triumvirate of Jerry Stackhouse, Rasheed Wallace and Jeff McInnis arrived. They had chemistry issues all season because everyone was bitching about playing time, who should be starting, etc. The freshmen wanted to start right away. the seniors didn’t wanna give up their starting spots and minutes to a bunch of freshmen because they felt they had earned their stripes based on seniority and the fact that they had waited their turn as freshmen themselves as well as the fact that they had just won a national championship without those three newbies the season before. It was a perfect storm of dysfunction and disharmony which contributed mightily to their early exit from the 1994 tournament.

[@KZA518]

Mahmoud was a problem... should've definitely had more opportunities in the league

[@Anthony-ru7sk]

I remember my coach told me about Abdul-Rauf in 08. Said when he would practice if the ball didn’t go strait in, it didn’t count. I started working like that. When from unrecruited to mid-major D-1 in a year. Mahmoud was a monster. Happy everyone is starting to give him his recognition.

[@92alpha13]

Grew up with his youngest brother. I stayed next to the community center that had a full court. Every morning every day, Mahmoud would be out there shooting. He said he had to make 20 in a row. ALL NET! He would make 40 but only counted the all nets.

[@kingdingaling2469]

That 1st Steph Curry nonsense they’re trying to paint how is so ridiculous Yea , they wouldn’t let Him make 3 pointers. 😄 So ridiculous I saw the dude play He was Good BUT FAR FROM BEING ANYTHING CLOSE TO STEPH I mean, look how they stopped Bird from being a GOAT because of His Great Shooting. 🤨 Use Commonsense peoples Making buckets keeps you in the game and always has Let’s not get carried away with this religion nonsense and now pushing someone to be something they were NOT .

[@Dantana773]

Salute to Mahmoud Abdul Rauf formely known as Chris Jackson I watched him get buckets in College. He gave John Stockton 50 points in a game and even Gave Michael Jordan crazy work . Even at 50 years old he still a bucket Glad to see he getting his props very underrated player

[@user-cs6up8eq7s]

He gave Jordan nothing Jordan just happened to be having an off-night

[@Dantana773]

@@user-cs6up8eq7s what ever you say Buddy smh

[@user-cs6up8eq7s]

This dude was a bum

[@user-cs6up8eq7s]

@@Dantana773 Mitch Richmond play Jordan better than this bum

[@RayDavis-gy1xs]

Crazy work huh. I see u watch shady McCoy too huh😅

[@marvinwhittaker]

1993-94 Nuggets was a good team. Becoming the first 8 seed team to defeat a number 1 seed.

[@andresdelportillo9917]

That 8th seed would easily be a 4th seed in todays era

[@92alpha13]

I worked out with him when I was a Freshman at GHS. It’s still the most brutal and best shooting class I ever received. Every shot had to be ALL NET. You had to make 10 straight 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 Ft from the basket. Once you did that then you go in reverse from farthest to closes. Corner, Wing, Top, basically around the world. The closer was behind the back board. Directly behind and slight behind from each corner. You only got 10 shots. You make it but it’s not all net you get another shot. All your misses led to full court sprints followed by 2 free throws. Miss the free throws, Run!

[@kingdingaling2469]

That 1st Steph Curry nonsense they’re trying to paint how is so ridiculous Yea , they wouldn’t let Him make 3 pointers. 😄 So ridiculous I saw the dude play He was Good BUT FAR FROM BEING ANYTHING CLOSE TO STEPH I mean, look how they stopped Bird from being a GOAT because of His Great Shooting. 🤨 Use Commonsense peoples Making buckets keeps you in the game and always has Let’s not get carried away with this religion nonsense and now pushing someone to be something they were NOT .

[@AZ-rg3rf]

He taught you the secret recipe to greatness

[@maxdobasquete]

I have TEARS IN MY EYES right now! Mahmoud is a LIVING LEGEND in my eyes and WITHOUT KNOWING I give the same training/mentality to the younger ones I teach here!!!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼💪🏻🏀

[@1CHOZN7]

And youngsters think curry was the first 😂! Curry is just doing it with more freedom in a 3-point era. Imagine doing it in a big man's era

[@KZA518]

Difference between him and steph other than eras and him getting blackballed is Mahmoud was 5"10 or 5"11 amd way more arhletic and had a tighter handle

[@latenightnessii]

Steph's handles are better than his fasho

[@KZA518]

@@latenightnessii I said a tighter handle meaning a lot quicker and always kept the ball really close to him.. steph does more with his handles cause he’s had the privilege of watching the game evolve and watch ball handlers from different eras up close and personal to since dell was a solid pro who had a pretty long career… and now offensive players are favored much more favored.. but Steph’s handles sometimes aren’t tight compared to some other legends like I said… ion wanna say he has sloppy or loose handles but there are still some players that are much quicker and tight with their handles… even tho superstars or certain all stars in the David stern era in the 90’s and late 80’s still got away with things other players couldn’t.. but it’s even more so now

[@MrJbee73]

​@@KZA518style and era thing. His tight handles could be compared to Kyrie maybe

[@sickofguysnamedtodd2293]

@@KZA518plus with all the hand checking rules and the way they defer to offense as opposed to the “dead ball” era of the early 2000’s Curry can get away with that now.

[@KZA518]

@@MrJbee73 yeah that’s basically what I mean… kyries handles are almost always really tight… curry’s are a bit wide and loose a lot of the time.. he knows when to keep it tight or make a tight move tho… can say the same about AI and he got me into liking basketball his handles especially his signature crossover is always wide aaf and kinda loose at times but he has crazy speed and quickness and timing that just completely throws the defender off balance when they reach for it… his rookie season when he got MJ twice in the same play with the same move is a pure example of that… but I just prefer tighter handles usually… like I’d rank Tim hardaways crossover over AIs… not all around handles but their go to or signature crossovers

[@nader91]

22:37 this right here is what seperates him from steph curry (because that's the player he gets most compared to). I've never seen curry do a killer crossover and drive to the basket with such force and speed.

[@IMSITTINGONTHETOILET]

My Aunt Becky dated him in High School. I grew up in Gulfport Ms. Thanks for making this he is so underrated and a good dude. Racist hicks in Kiln ms burned down his house when he was building it

[@leonzaduncan2438]

Is your aunt Caucasian?

[@IMSITTINGONTHETOILET]

@@leonzaduncan2438 yes

[@chrisglenn2096]

MAN THIS SHOULD’VE BEEN THE FIRST EPISODE!!! LETS GOOOOO 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@octaviousmotley7653]

hell yeah lol i love this channel

[@chrisglenn2096]

@@octaviousmotley7653 right?! Protect this man at all costs

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

It should have been

[@bball3048mm]

He was one of my favorite players. His game was so electric. When I was middle school, I read that he played 1v1 with his imagination. After that I started to do the same.

[@christopherarancibia3333]

Abdul- Rauf would've been a key player for the Houston Rockets to sign. We were missing a good point guard which it hurt us in the 4-2 western conference series lost to the Jazz.

[@rashb3994]

Man Denvers guard scouting department must've been top notch. Fat Lever used to get all kinds of triple doubles at 6'3, Micheal Adams was a 5'10 beast and of course Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. I remember that Denver 8th seed was the same energy as the "We believe team". Not the same attitude but same confidence where you could feel how they felt they were going to win the series.

[@davidbyron6981]

For a long time denver had a run and gun offence bloating lots of scoring averages.

[@zeroturn7091]

Robert Pack has entered the chat.

[@rashb3994]

@@zeroturn7091 Oh yeah true he was beast in that upset series too but then that seemed like nothing after that. But I remember he was decent on Portland.

[@rashb3994]

@@davidbyron6981 That makes sense.

[@davidbyron6981]

@@zeroturn7091 very fast

[@c.antoniojohnson7114]

Abdul Rauf was a great scorer, especially from the 3 point line. Also played above the rim in college. One of my favorite players.

[@Bart848]

You should do one on Michael Adams or Xavier McDaniel

[@Alajuwon]

Why not both.

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Who that

[@jamiahwilson3901]

One of my Favorite Ballers of All Time 🕙.

[@markpate9519]

I don't give a damn about off the court controversy.this dude was one of the best shooters of all time.

[@JD37]

A hooper’s hooper. Much respect and thanks for giving him some well deserved shine. Btw would you consider doing an episode on Jason Williams? Great channel!!!!

[@flypigfilms1236]

Super underrated! I’d like to see a video on Clarence Weatherspoon or Tom Chambers.

[@kevinthompson8333]

Chambers was ill. That dunk on Mark Jackson is all-time.

[@MrJbee73]

Chambers was nasty

[@BrooklynStormTrooper]

And he was dogging in the BIG 3 at like 50 years old

[@DRV404]

Yess! One of the what if imo, The Steph of the 90's truly enjoyed watching him with the Nuggets in those few years. Keep on keeping on my man🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@JamesJohnson-ip2by]

More like Iverson crossover,spud Webb hops,reggie Miller free throw percentage and I suppose Currys 3's!!

[@brianwatson7643]

Alex’s English next

[@Chris1200923]

agreed

[@mightywisdom88]

Great content, dope music! Feels like an authentic 90's basketball fan giving a history of a Golden Era...

[@Youralwayswhining4367]

Chris Jackson was solid

[@chubbsescobar708]

My new favorite page to follow Keep it up….you over deliver

[@zlatkok6362]

You need to do Vin Baker, he is so forgotten that even you forget about him

[@ethanniedorowski116]

He ruined it in drinking away his game sea an then with celtics he dropped way off

[@ethanniedorowski116]

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[@ethanniedorowski116]

He covets real players here bro

[@ethanniedorowski116]

Watch that trash with Andy it came out a hour ago just for you 2

[@joaogabrielgatto8642]

yesssir, I was waiting so long for this episode man

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Me too

[@benvu2364]

I have always been a fan of small guards that can score. I remember loving to watch him play! Good memory jog!

[@tnicebigman475]

Like I said, u pick great players

[@isiahbraun8704]

He was a marksman with it

[@winstonjames2583]

U been tossing up fire

[@Woody13woodpecker]

Been saying similar things about him for years, but he was "black lives matter" way before it started getting popular, plus he was Muslim, and that wasn't popular ever! Finally some creator remembered him!!! Good for you!

[@yungholsch343]

My favorite hooper of all time

[@tbtoosmoove]

His style would be so much better suited for today's game

[@cameronking3551]

Please consider doing Earl boykins to represent for us little ballers out there.

[@ethanniedorowski116]

Watch this video cj was a small ball point playing sg he should be your hero

[@ericwright2594]

rip hank gathers,rip Orlando Woolridge

[@glaucouscactus]

He was something special. Great shooting mechanics. Same every time.

[@ethanniedorowski116]

Fat lever was 🔥

[@stevelegreid]

That’s why millions of people have been flocking to America for centuries…because it’s so oppressive

[@bruceholmes5252]

He should be in the hall of fame period.

[@stoytrivia1126]

I came here because Chris Jackson (I know, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf) was one of the most dominant college players of my lifetime.

[@common_wolf]

Yes yes yes yes . MAR let's goooooooo 🔥 🔥 🔥

[@konasavage]

Loved watching him in the early 90s

[@billblaski9523]

Antonio McDyess is another good video!

[@broncobilly4029]

good video. You did your research. he was ahead of his time. He was better than Curry coming out of college. He didn't make his team better. He was a shoot first PG. In the iso 90s. that led players to stand around when he had the ball. He'd pass when he ran out of scoring options, but then he'd have to force a tough pass. I think his best position was as a backup PG, but he never seemed comfortable in that role.

[@jeffwishes]

You got Earl Boykins covered? He was electric

[@DamianGshow]

You can cover almost everyone on the 94 nuggets

[@realsciencerhythm]

You're talking about them Nuggets being swept by San Antonio but showing Nuggets playing Magic 😏

[@visalg]

He could not find any footage of that game.

[@realsciencerhythm]

@@visalg 🆗

[@harveymcelroy9332]

Rip Brian Williams and Rodney Rogers

[@lashgoshotwheels1127]

Thank you

[@The918dad]

What if he had to play a bigger scoring role in Denver??!!! Man he was a killer. So glad to see he’s getting the credit he deserves.

[@siregar3739]

Nice video! Can you pls do Nick van exel?

[@ForgottenPlayerProfiles]

Check the channel, got a video of him already

[@siregar3739]

@@ForgottenPlayerProfiles subscribed. Ty!

[@aVerge101]

Another great video, definitely should do Fat Lever sometime.

[@elmztana1201]

I have never seen that move done on Gary payton before

[@rodf6584]

My dawg! Chris Jackson.. played against him 🎉

[@Salmoney23]

Like jalen said before stephen, it was him. Like kobe, it was Mike, like ai zeke and etc. Same time this era or other ppl haven't seen him play back then besides ice cubes big3 league

[@Teddy42O]

Do Cliff Robinson or Al Jefferson next!!!🔥🔥

[@ethanniedorowski116]

Cliff But fat lever the walking triple double before russ.. he was amazing with nuggest

[@DD-sw1dd]

This dude made Tourette’s his super power in training.

[@kellyprince2552]

He did Bobby Hurley dirty from 13:14 to 13:20!!!

[@c.antoniojohnson7114]

Do a video on Bob MacAdoo. That would be interesting.

[@luisvaldes1568]

Yes he was ahead of his time, about 20 years. Thanks Hakeem,

[@youtuber3328]

please tell me who you all feel was better between the 94 nuggets and hawks

[@christophertifre2018]

The original steph curry.very similar. Put up 30 a game at LSU

[@CloudSpirals]

Gotta do Bison Dele....!

[@obofficial9708]

When it’s all said and done fpp is the goat

[@ForgottenPlayerProfiles]

Appreciate it 💯

[@maa7332]

Abd ul Rauf means the Servant (Abd) of the (Al) Compassionate (Rauf).

[@robleavold84]

Poor guy was tortured with he’s having to do everything perfectly or do it again, it turned him into one of the best by repetition and I remember him as Chris Jackson early on being a future star for sure. I was quite young at the time so didn’t understand he’s name change until much later and wasn’t even sure it was the same person until I saw it on the back of a card LOL great player.

[@quincywells5617]

This dudes sounds like that one time in band camp

[@larryaddison482]

Bad man for real.💯🤲🤲

[@yourocc14]

You got to do Jamal mashburn

[@eugenedantzler4485]

He did already

[@bjnt92281]

Colin Kapernick before Colin Kapernick even though they played different sports.

[@davidbyron6981]

Chris Jackson and he would be allowed and praised for what he did nowaways

[@adamprice3466]

No he wouldn't. NBA still has a jewish commissioner like it did when he was playing

[@davidbyron6981]

@@adamprice3466 im talking about his fans overall

[@PBCkiller23]

Sacramento kings jersey

[@terrenceliburd8655]

That threw the legs pull tho...

[@Adnan604]

Hey kid, how do you know about all these great players from back in the day ? judging by your voice you can't be no older than 25

[@ForgottenPlayerProfiles]

Hahah I'll take that as a compliment. I'm older than 25, but also always just been super interested in the history of the game

[@oddballskull1941]

Scott skiles

[@eugenedantzler4485]

Next up.... Horace Grant!!!!!

[@baconeggcheesepodcast9390]

Wow we need that

[@truthonly-]

He's never Forgotten. He's a great player tht help expose America even further

[@user-be7tc2bd6e]

I actually bought his bio-book a while ago,still haven't read it yet.

[@truthonly-]

@@user-be7tc2bd6e it's a good book

[@GHOST91141]

We need one on Steve Francis

[@ethanniedorowski116]

Now I agree hete fat lever or franchise

[@georgew3569]

Cuttino Mobley

[@terrencefields4115]

Hey how come you didn't mention that his 51 points came against the best defensive duo in history MJ and scottie Pippin that was totally irresponsible of you.

[@jefff3756]

the 51 came against Utah Jazz and Stockton... he did put 32 on MJ, Kerr, etc in 96

[@OakTownBizz-zm8rx]

He was struggling cuz The Glove was on him

[@bojanjovicic1723]

Sharewf Abdul Raheem 🥷next

[@jameskirk278]

They white balled him

[@asero021584]

Sheesh!

[@nickbrooks2408]

And the NBA still hasn't apologized publicly for persecuting him because of his religion.

[@Youralwayswhining4367]

Well he should have stood for the national anthem. Was like a Colin Kaepernick. Do your prayer on your own time.

[@nickbrooks2408]

@@Youralwayswhining4367 Aye homie keep your shit to yourself. Don't come on my comments with that bullshit. If you haven't served,you have nothing to say to me about the flag or the national anthem. I did 2 tours how about you? It's always the non military flakes talking about patriotism and have no clue what is is to be a patriot.

[@chrisglenn2096]

@@Youralwayswhining4367 you sound dumb. This all started because he stayed in the locker room during the anthem; him standing in prayer was the compromise and racism and Islamophobia, along with the indoctrination of our nation making us all have to hail the veteran as the highest kind of hero

[@deebrown4744]

@@chrisglenn2096preach brother 🙏🏽

[@YashayahTheAlmighty]

i like how you have freedoms as long as "you do what everyone wants you to do" what is wrong with you@@Youralwayswhining4367

[@davidpeters2625]

Fun Fact: In 2001, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf was going to come back to the NBA, with the New York Knicks but those plans were scrapped because of 9/11....

[@funbomb1102]

They didn’t want him because he 1 didn’t focus on bball. That’s it

[@terrencefields4115]

Hey he lit up the two best defenders in history for 51 and that's scottie Pippin and yes Michael Jordan Google it youngsters steph is not the greatest shooter in history.

[@devontillman-ec2du]

Vin baker

[@kingdingaling2469]

Y’all need to stop. People let the words of some dudes on a screen completely change the truth of history with their words. Dude was nice but all this nonsense people are trying to push about Him now is Bs Not even close to Ray Allen or Reggie Miller Let alone Steph He played Vs Ray & Reggie So there’s the proof in what I’m saying

[@VisualTedium]

Guys would do a lot to hide their homosexuality

[@djg2002]

🫡🫡🫡🔥🔥🔥

[@donaldjohnson2687]

😊qq

[@g7721]

An undersized shooter who is mid at best on defense will only have such a long shelf life when the shooting percentages go to shit. Add in the fact he said absurdly racist things about White Americans and you can really understand why there was no conspiracy to blackball him. Sorry

[@billblaski9523]

Can see why no one knows him; been to playoffs twice in carrer and severely underperformed both times

[@tutran8363]

The original woke athlete.

[@centrist1008]

His scoring wasn’t all that great.

[@AdamahChavah]

A real basketball NBA players dat players like real men...