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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on how he started working on his iconic skyhook shot: "Somebody gave me a drill that George Mikan did"

When people discuss the signature moves of NBA players, a few immediately come to mind. There's Michael Jordan's fadeaway jumper, Stephen Curry's long 3-pointers, and of course, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's ...
Time

Kareem and His Hook Shot Deserve a Statue

Los Angeles Lakers fans must have hoped that their team’s implosio in the 2011 NBA playoffs during coach Phil Jackson’s likely last season was the end of this year’s Staples Center soap opera. As it ...
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"It's an ugly shot, but it's effective!" - Rasheed was brutally honest about Kareem's skyhook

"It's an ugly shot, but it's effective!" - Rasheed was brutally honest about Kareem's skyhook originally appeared on Basketball Network. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar etched his name in NBA history as the ...
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Kareem’s skyhook shot was virtually unstoppable. Why didn’t it catch on?

OPINION: The shot may not be cool enough for today’s NBA stars, but it helped make Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar the NBA’s all-time leading scorer — a record that will soon be eclipsed after 38 ...
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Exploring why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's sky hook has disappeared from modern basketball

Jabbar's sky hook anymore in today's NBA. It examines why the most unstoppable shot in basketball history has vanished from ...
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'The only shot I could shoot that didn't get smashed back in my face' - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on why he perfected his signature Sky Hook

Before he became one of the most legendary and dominant players of all time, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was also once just a young boy trying to polish his game. Like other kids, Abdul-Jabbar faced the ...