Of all the foes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has faced in his illustrious career as a basketball player, actor, author and ambassador, there's one he has yet to vanquish: Alex Trebek. The NBA's all-time leading scorer appeared on an episode of "Celebrity Jeopardy!

In recent years, a pilgrimage to Houston to work with Hakeem Olajuwon has become the Mecca of NBA players wanting to work on their post game. Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwight Howard and host of others have made the trek. But Joakim Noah is ...

Detroit — Former NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been in the spotlight since his days as a prep star in New York, but as he continues his second act, he continues to shed light on those who aren't as well-known. Abdul-Jabbar, 65, was honored ...

Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE/Getty ImagesESPN.com columnist Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks on the Los Angeles Lakers, writing and challenges. When Basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joined ESPN.com as a columnist in February, his basketball ...

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was on WXYT-FM (97.1) this morning to promote his appearance at the Ford Freedom Awards at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History this week. Of course, the conversation turned to ...

After a storied career as the NBA’s leading scorer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is taking a different path as an author and advocate for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) education. His new children’s book, What Color Is My World?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar recently appeared on the TV quiz show Jeopardy! during a set of "Power Players" shows, where 15 celebrity contestants faced off throughout the week. Abdul-Jabbar appeared to be doing pretty well against Dana Perino of FOX ...

It's "Power Players" week on Jeopardy, and along with Anderson Cooper, Dr. Oz and Lewis Black, the honorees will include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Kareem's appearance tonight -- where he competes in a previously taped segment against CNBC's David Faber and Fox ...

LeBron James won the third regular season MVP trophy of his career for his dominant 2011-12 regular season, and at just 27 years old, he's already in elite company. With only Moses Malone, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, Michael ...

In fact, they remind me of a scene from the movie “Airplane,” in which the old pro basketball player, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is challenged by a young punk who says, if memory serves, "My father says you've lost a step." Abdul-Jabbar responds ...