... he was with the Los Angeles Lakers, O'Neal wore 34 because Nos. 32 and 33 were retired for Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. O'Neal's trade and the Orlando Magic's deal to get Vince Carter overshadowed this year's NBA draft ...

... celebrating Lakers championships have been a tradition in Los Angeles since the teams led by Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar began winning titles with regularity in the 1980s. But none were as big, loud or celebratory as this one, which ...

... expected meteoric rise in TV ratings. Somewhere, David Stern is smiling, along with Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell, James Worthy and Kevin McHale. Celtics-Lakers, play it again, for an 11th time in Finals ...

... that won most of its 11 titles in the '60s and '70s with star centers Walton and Lew Alcindor later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will play Memphis, a team that also has a colorful and successful history, though not nearly that of the other ...

... George Strait also were in the crowd. ... Spurs F Robert Horry played in his 237th playoff game Sunday, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the NBA record. ... Ime Udoka scored 15 for the Spurs. Michael Finley had 12.

... into the defender. "Get low, get your elbows up like this, and don't let him get around you." With that, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar caught a pass, spun to his right and put the ball in the hoop. Then practice resumed for the Oklahoma Storm of ...

... hired as the new coach of the New Jersey Nets. Scott, who was the shooting guard on NBA championship teams led by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Johnson, has been an assistant coach the last two seasons with the Sacramento Kings and will now replace ...

... a conference best 4-1 and 8-9 overall. Nashon McPherson scored 12 points and Joe Harney, Rashon Brown and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar each had 10 points for Western Kentucky. Antonio Harvey scored 15 points to lead Arkansas State (9-7, 3 ...

... Warhol's Athlete Series ($3 million). The rare, complete set of 10 original Andy Warhol portraits features Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Chris Evert, Willie Shoemaker, Pele, Tom Seaver, Dorothy Hamill, Jack Nicklaus, O.J. Simpson, Rod Gilbert ...

... finished with 31 points, giving him 31,443 in his 16-year career. Chamberlain scored 31,419 in 14 seasons. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the league's career leader with 38,387. "To be able to play every game with guys who believed in me ...