Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is among the NBA’s all-time leading scorers ... Later, he provided a pivotal bench role for the 1986 ...

This meant someone had to step up, and that person was 42-year-old Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Playing in his second to ... On ...

Arizona's Motiejus Krivas was one of 20 players named Friday to the watch list for the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award, honoring the top center in Division I. The Wildcats wound up placing four of their ...

Who are the best centers in NBA history? In an era of positionless basketball, it can be hard to remember the days of what a ...

He faces stiff competition for that crown from centers from his era like Mark Eaton, David Robinson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Artis Gilmore, Patrick Ewing, Dikeme Mutombo, and Alonzo Mourning. They all ...

SPRINGFIELD, Massachusetts – Kentucky center Amari Williams was named to the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame’s preseason watch list for the 2025 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Friday. Named after ...

LAWRENCE, Kan. – Kansas graduate Hunter Dickinson has been named to the 20-member Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year Watch List, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced Thursday.

NBA legend Dikembe Mutombo bore witness to history as a child at the famed Rumble In the Jungle. The legendary fight between Muhammad Ali and George Foreman took place in Kinshasa, Zaire on Oct ...

As sports fans continue to grapple with the recent death of Dikembe Mutombo from brain cancer at the age of 58, many are remembering him as more than a star basketball player who famously led the ...

There was a video tribute celebrating his big accomplishments on and off the court DENVER -- There was a video tribute celebrating Dikembe Mutombo's big accomplishments on and off the court.

DENVER — There was a video tribute celebrating Dikembe Mutombo's big accomplishments on and off the court. Then, Denver Nuggets fans stood and applauded for 55 seconds — his number.

DENVER (AP) — There was a video tribute celebrating Dikembe Mutombo’s big accomplishments on and off the court. Then, Denver Nuggets fans stood and applauded for 55 seconds — his number.