The first in a series of essays examining the past, present and future of a basketball superstar and cultural force.

Devastating fires have caused the NBA to postponed Thursday's Lakers game and the NFL to move Monday's Rams game to Arizona.

1986 — Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the Los Angeles Lakers scores his 34,000th career point during 124-102 win over Indiana Pacers; ...

Todd Eldredge wins his sixth U.S. Figure Skating Championships title. After skipping two seasons of competition, Eldredge edges defending champion Tim Goebel. Michelle Kwan wins her seventh straight ...

1989 — LA Kings center Wayne Gretzky becomes NHL’s all-time leading scorer in combined regular season & playoff points; 4 assists in 5-4 home win over Edmonton brings his total to 2,011, 1 more than ...

Every year has its own sports story, and 2024 was no different. In fact, 2024 was a pretty robust year for sports, with a major European soccer tournament and a Summer Olympics. Plus, you know ...

After living up to "The Next One" hype, the longtime Pittsburgh Penguins captain deserves a spot on hockey's Mount Rushmore alongside Wayne Gretzky, Bobby Orr, and Mario Lemieux. Arguably the best ...

"The GOAT debate is considered a two-horse race in the NBA, but if there is a strong third candidate, it’s Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who dominated for almost two decades thanks to his skyhook shot ...

After his fifth year in the league, it merged with the NBA, where he came across Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. According to Erving, the former Milwaukee Bucks big man was his biggest rival. “Kareem was ...

LeBron James just surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time leader in regular-season minutes played. James now has 57,471 minutes played following the 34 minutes he played on Thursday ...

Abdul-Jabbar, a six-time NBA champion and six-time Most Valuable Player, finished his career in 1989 having played 57,446 minutes. James, who turns 40 later Story by Reuters ...