Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Undergoing Surgery for Broken Hip
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been hospitalized after a fall and is set to undergo surgery for a broken hip. Abdul-Jabbar’s longtime business partner, Deborah Morales, shared the news on the NBA Hall of Famer’s official Twitter account. “Last night while attending a concert, Kareem had an accidental fall and broke his hip,” Morales wrote. “He will […]
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‘Winning Time’ Canceled at HBO After Two Seasons
Winning Time is winning no more. HBO confirmed that it has canceled the series — full title Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty — after two seasons. The news was a surprise, coming only moments after the network aired the second-season finale Sunday night. Co-creator Max Borenstein shared his thoughts about the news […]
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Shaquille O’Neal Returns to Rap With New Song in Celebration of NBA Playoffs (Exclusive)
Shaquille O’Neal is returning to rap. The NBA legend who released four hip-hop albums in the ‘90s will drop a new single called “King Talk” on May 2 in celebration of the NBA Playoffs. It is a collaboration with Ghanaian-American rapper Blackway. O’Neal first teased the song on Feb. 7 on his Twitter, Instagram and […]
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Bill Russell, Boston Celtics Legend and the NBA’s Ultimate Winner, Dies at 88
Off the court, he was a champion for civil rights: "He represented things that were right while he had something to lose."
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The Hollywood Reporter Wins 10 SoCal Journalism Awards, Including Journalist of Year and Best Columnist
The Hollywood Reporter won 10 awards at the 64th Southern California Journalism Awards on Saturday night, including print journalist of the year for Seth Abramovitch and best columnist for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Taking place at the Sheraton Universal Hotel, the event distributed awards from the Los Angeles Press Club. Categories included TV and film criticism, crime […]
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Criticizes ‘Winning Time’ for “Crude Stick-Figure” Characters
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar finally weighed in on Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty — and he is not a fan, to say the least. The NBA living legend, actor and activist took apart the HBO series in a Tuesday Substack blog post he titled “Winning Time Isn’t Just Deliberately Dishonest, It’s Drearily Dull.” Abdul-Jabbar, […]
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The Hollywood Reporter Takes Top Website Honor and More at SoCal Journalism Awards, While Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Wins Best Columnist
The Hollywood Reporter was awarded with the top website at the 63rd Southern California Journalism Awards on Saturday evening, while Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was honored with best columnist for the sixth straight year. Held inside the Crystal Ballroom at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel — where guests were required to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination to attend […]
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Why the Host of ‘Jeopardy!’ Matters
The focus on the sudden stepping down of newly selected Jeopardy! host Mike Richards over insensitive and out-of-touch sexist comments misses the deeper reason the show’s search for a new host has become such a dramatic public debacle. The way the show’s producers handled the transition from the Golden Age of Trebek is just as insensitive […]
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: What I Learned Watching the Tokyo Games
The Olympics aren’t just an exciting sporting event featuring the best athletes in the world, they’re a reflection of humanity’s social values — and the battle in Tokyo this year over those values was just as exciting as the actual competitions themselves. Sports is a measure of how far the human body has evolved through […]
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: Bravo to Bravo for Keeping the Spirit of Black Lives Matter Alive
Every time there is a highly visible civil rights push in America, reporters ask me for my reaction. I know they’re looking for a feel-good quote that will assure white America that the country has turned the corner and racism is on the run. However, having been in the midst of many highly visible civil […]
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: When Writers Cave to Social Media Scolds
America’s storytelling took a massive kick to the head this June — and hardly anyone knows about it or about the DIY censorship tsunami it may have started that could seriously damage creative work in the future. When bestselling romance author Elin Hilderbrand (The Golden Girl) was attacked for what some online readers considered a […]
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FXX’s ‘Dave’ Season 2: TV Review
Dave Burd and Jeff Schaffer's FXX comedy, with its stealthy blend of low-brow Lil Dicky-related hijinks and surprisingly thoughtful undercurrents, returns for its second season.
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