Kareem Abdul Jabbar stayed with the Lakers, but he could've retired a few years earlier.
Interestingly enough, I heard a story about Kareem Abdul Jabbar. I heard his house caught on fire towards the end of his career. He had thousands of Jazz albums that went up in smoke. I think he lost everything. So people say he stayed in the NBA for a few more years because he needed the money.
LOS ANGELES -- Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Bel-Air mansion was destroyed today in a $3 million fire that forced the basketball star's girlfriend and their 2-year-old son to escape through a window.
Fire officials said the blaze destroyed 90 percent of the 7,000-square-foot home. Six people were sleeping in the house when the blaze broke out, but all escaped without injury, fire inspector Ed Reed said at a news conference in front of the smouldering ruins.....
...Abdul-Jabbar, six-time winner of the NBA's Most Valuable Player award, has taken home virtually every major collegiate and professional trophy at least once. Firefighters were seen carrying out two game balls.
The basketball star owned an extensive array of Oriental rugs and had more than 3,000 jazz albums in his collection. Their condition was not immediately known.
Los Angeles Lakers center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Bel-Air mansion was destroyed today in a $3 million fire that forced the basketball star's girlfriend and...
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