Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech 

omgbiskitlawl cough Jordan his HOF speech was ruthless lol

@corona Bery Interesting. Most of the people he thanked in his speech were white.

corona Bery butthurt

@corona Bery You just mad cause you'll never be as successful as him lmao

Karim has a TRUE MUSLIM properties ...great ethics

I haven't seen anyone do his hookshot except from Magic and JaVale McGee altho there may have been others

@Mete TEMEL Hakeem is the most talented Center, but Kareem is the best, in fact Kareem is the Best player of all Time.

@Mete TEMEL Hakeem better than jabbar??? NEVER

@@martin.azcurra5998 imo Jordan is the goat. But Kareem is probably 3 for me

@@laflame0284 It's his opinion man, relax.

@@Rafaeu777 i said that imo mj is the goat, what's the problem?

more than 3 in nba, and three in college and nba

This professional basketball player, student and athlete . This black man has been my role since the 70’s and even today. Kareem has has represented the black race with honor.! Thanks for sharing your wonderful life skills and talents 💪🏾🦾🦸🏾‍♂️🕺😃👨🏾‍🎓🏀

multiple times

Not anymore.

there is definitely an argument for him but he’s not

That's what the greats say. He was a rule-breaker.

no lebron no kobe sit down old man

@Gary Thompson no way Chamberlain was better!!! Kareem changed the sport with his skyhook and was the way better skilled ball player... Wilt was better physical but that's about all

@Gary Thompson no worries man, all thoughts are different. I'm just in awe every time I see the skyhook

Thorgard Haugen wilt was in a galaxy of his own, he blocked Kareem’s sky hook 5 times in a row in one game, if wilt played for 19 years just like Kareem he’d no doubt have the highest records by far, probably like 47,000 points and 25.000 rebounds and 12000 blocks.

Which category does he not beat MJ in?

Career steals.

+Ashok Hegde Hogging the ball, stealing great players moves, hiding behind players like Scottie Pippen, losing to great players like Larry Bird or Magic Johnson, and Dunking on 6,0 or 5,10 dwarfs. But apart from that nothing else.

Michael Jordan didnt play as many seasons as Kareem.. God knows how many records MJ would have if he played as long.

Second year Kareem beat a 48-34 lakers that had old wilt (after knee surgery) in the west finals when it was two against one. In the nba finals kareem beat a 42-40 Baltimore for his first champ. 3 rd playoff format until 1984 Second year hakeem beat kareems 62-20 lakers in the west finals and pushed Larry birds 67-15 celtics to 6 games. like I said before kareems career was downhill compared to hakeems 4 rd playoff format hakeem faced more resistant in 1 year (95) than kareem had to face in all 20 years combined. kareem only beat one 60 win team in 20 years. the 63-19 celtics in the 85 playoff. lakers were 62-20 the same year. 1 in 20 years in the 95 playoff alone Hakeem beat 60 win teams Jazz, Spurs, & a 59-23 suns. oh and don't forget the 86 lakers were 62-20...with no home court advantage in any of these series. *quadruple double* Hakeem The Dream Olajuwon 2 kareem 0 in 20 years *5×5* Hakeem The Dream Olajuwon 6 kareem 0 in 20 years Kareem will rack up stats in the regular season but when the playoff rolls around his career regular vs playoff avg. drops in points, rebounds, assist, blocks, & FG%. only his FT%(0.019) and steals(0.1) improves Hakeem's career regular vs playoff avg. improves in Points, rebounds, assist, blocks, FG%, & FT%. only his steal(0.01) drops Kareem was not as "unstoppable" as they claim. the secret was to play him physical and beat him to or push him out of his skyhook range. what would happen if you push Hakeem further out? kareem would play other great centers about 4 times in 82 games but when the playoff started that 82 turns into a 7 game series. All the great centers knew this and this is why he played worse in the playoff vs old wilt (afterknee surgery) Nate Thurmond mose malone and hakeem olajuwon regardless of age or era. What dominate center did kareem beat during the years he won champs? beside solo old wilt (after knee surgery)

that's right. Thats why he was call Captain

@@Sambob79 Larry legend sure made him lose his cool eh?... But great player ...

The wonders of Wayne Embry and the coin toss! Can you imagine how different life in Milwaukee in the early 1970s would have been if Milwaukee had lost the coin toss to Phoenix? You would have gotten that guy who was born in Cleveland, Neal Walk! Oh the humanity! Ha!

you sir, have perspective. maybe squeeze shaq in there

+RUMPELSTILTSKY Absolutely!! I look forward to Shaq's Hall-of-Fame induction when it's official. There are definitely a few others I have not listed that may definitely indeed be among the inner circle of NBA greats. I think basketball does an excellent job when recognizing the true legends of the game. True basketball fans definitely know which legends stand out from all of the greats enshrined within basketball's Hall-of-Fame.

+Todd Sands cant wait for shaq and chris and yao's speech you know they gonna crack some jokes

That's funny. Shaq n yaos speech were full of jokes. Lol

nischal limbu You nailed it, Shaq and Yao definitely had some entertaining moments. It was a job well done by the Hall of Fame committee putting this year's special class together. This year's class was indeed a special one.

Kareem is the GOAT? You can make a case that 1971 was the only time he was the clear best player on his championship team. In 1980 Magic won without him, and in 1985 when Kareem won Finals MVP, Magic averaged a record 15.2 apg in the 1985 Playoffs and a record 14.0 apg in the 1985 Finals. Got outplayed by Moses Malone in the 1981 playoffs & 1983 Finals. Got outplayed by Nate Thurmond in the 1972 & 1973 playoffs, also missed the playoffs twice in his prime after Oscar retired and did nothing in the playoffs in 5 prime years without Oscar/Magic. Also got an MVP with a losing record and missed playoffs in 1976 - proof of how weak his MVP competition was. Averaged only 13 Points, 4 Rebounds and 1 Assist for his 6th title.

+Billy Causgrove Magic didn't win without Kareem… You have to remember magic won the clincher in game 6 in 1980 but Karen was the MVP of the league that year and carried them in the preceding five games...there's no way they would've won a 1980 without the captain

Don't forget about Wilt Chamberlain. I would put Wilt in for Hakeem ... (That 100 points in a single game is just out of this world!) xD

+Pacific Bruva Don't know the exact date; Kareem was inducted in the Class of 1995 Hall-of-Fame. First ballot Hall-of-Famer. I think the grace period was longer back then compared to now. The other Hall-of-Fame members could not wait when Kareem was inducted into the Hall. I'm certain the other legends said to him: "Welcome brother.."

+Todd Sands thank you brother

Thomas Retallick instead of bill russel who’s won 2 rings as a GM? Sure pal

@@Existingg Kareem Abdul-Jabbar helped take an expansion team to the NBA finals in three years. The Bucks doubled their number of wins in 69-70 when Kareem joined them, from 27 the year before to 56, In his third yer in the NBA, the Bucks won 66 games. They swept the Baltimore Bullets (now the Washington Wizards) in the NBA finals that year.

the best basketball player is still "the goat", even though he never joined the nba. when kareem was asked who the best player is, that he ever faced his answer was "the goat"

Dr.CookiesNeedLoveLikeEverthingDoes Kareem has more rebounds and blocks. Guard vs Big stats can't compare. Kareem played way longer so his stats decreased. But compare their primes. Their stats are equally dominant.

Hakeem was way better than kareem You-"well kareem had the better longevity and played for 20 years"...wow that excuse. kareem got carried at the end of his career by prime magic and worthy. While Hakeem was still trying to carry his team at the end of his career...huge difference. let me put it into a different term for you Kareem never won a champ without the top 2 point gaurd in the history of the game and an elite team and Jordan never been past the first round without Pippen...in the easy east. Jordan (like kareem) didn't have to carry a franchise alone and it worked in his favor on the tail end of his career and that goes for pippen and Rodman too. Hakeem, Drexler, & Charles Barkley didn't have that luxury. they all had to carry a franchise for most of their respective careers and the wear a tear shows on the tail end of their careers. Hakeem doesn't even get a "prime" franchise carrying Drexler until his 12th season and Charles Barkley in his 13th. Bulls Big3 combined missed games. MJ, Pippen, Rodman. 96'-22 97'-27 98'-40 Rockets Big3 missed games 96'- 40* 97'- 53 98'- 61 *96- only Hakeem and Drexler. Charles wasn't with the Rockets this year. but he did missed 11 games in 96 which total out to 51 games between Hakeem, Drexler, and Barkley The Rockets still almost made the finals in 97'. Put Jordan on a team solo in the wild west and let's see him win champs let alone even get out of the conference. There are other variable in the factors that the NBA will not show on the mass media because they got to sell the products. It's all about money in the end. follow the money and you'll find the truth. But kareem doesn't give the credit of his longevity to Oscar or Magic. Nope he thanks yoga. yes yoga look it up kareem needs to THANK HIS PGs for his lagecy...but he doesn't

+Ramon Cruz 70 loss to the Knicks in the second rd. (only 3 rds to win champ in this era) but was a rookie with no Oscar Robertson yet 71 kareem got showed up in the first Rd by Nate Thurmond but got rescued by Oscar Robertson. remember that kareem was the scoring champ. Kareem AND Oscar beat solo old wilt (after knee surgery) in the second rd. Jerry West was hurt. and beat a 42-40 team in the nba finals for his first champ...impressive. he would have to wait another 9 years for his next champ that he sat at home for while magic Johnson, Michael Cooper, & Jamaal Wilkes beat Dr J minus Mose malone. of the 16 Kareem vs Nate playoff game. kareem top 30pts only twice both in 71 72 West comes back and kareem loses to old wilt when it isn't 2 against 1 anymore. reg season-.574fg% playoff- .437fg% vs wilt & Thurmond 73 lose to nate Thurmond who dropped kareems scoring by eight points and shooting by 12% in the series 74 Oscar AND kareem has best record in league. kareem loss to Dave Cowens in finals ***no Oscar Robertson/magic Johnson era*** ***75 kareems teams has worst record in division. no playoff*** ***76 no playoff second worst record in division*** ***77 kareems team has best record in league only wins 2 rd. best individual playoff performance in career*** ***78 knocked out in 1st Rd*** ***79 wins just 1 rd*** ***end of no Oscar Robertson/ Magic era*** 80 Lakers wins champ vs solo Dr J without kareem 81 kareem AND magic defending champs lakers loss to mose malone when moses Rockets had a 40-42 record. 82 finals kareem, magic, & James worthy beat solo Dr j for champ (lakers 6-0 without kareem 81-82) 83 kareem show time lakers finals vs mose malone and Dr. J Fo, Fi, Fo...loss nba goes from a three rd to a harder four rd playoff format 84 kareem elite team finals vs Parish...loss 85 kareem finals vs Parish...wins 86 kareem loses to Hakeem The Dream Olajuwon 87 kareem finals vs Parish...wins. kareem played second fiddle to magic & worthy. who did hakeem play second fiddle to riddle me that. 88 kareem finals vs Bill Laimbeer...wins (with a finals average 14-4-1-41%) 89 kareem finals vs Bill Laimbeer...loss

Stop comparing players just appreciate every one of them.

Kareem is the GOAT? You can make a case that 1971 was the only time he was the clear best player on his championship team. In 1980 Magic won without him, and in 1985 when Kareem won Finals MVP, Magic averaged a record 15.2 apg in the 1985 Playoffs and a record 14.0 apg in the 1985 Finals. Got outplayed by Moses Malone in the 1981 playoffs & 1983 Finals. Got outplayed by Nate Thurmond in the 1972 & 1973 playoffs, also missed the playoffs twice in his prime after Oscar retired and did nothing in the playoffs in 5 prime years without Oscar/Magic. Also got an MVP with a losing record and missed playoffs in 1976 - proof of how weak his MVP competition was. Averaged only 13 Points, 4 Rebounds and 1 Assist for his 6th title.

Second to the Big W

Lol. Not even close.

Kareem is the greatest 🐐

Jordan fanboys incoming🤦‍♂️

When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar came along Wilt Chamberlain was already in his prime. There battles were legendary.

Come on man. Your cappin. Kareem led the Lakers all the way to last game in heroic fashion. Magic had one great game at the end.

that's why I watched to see but gutted he didn't mention Wilt, should have been the first name on that list !!!

They were enemies

My #1 center as well.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar said it himself that Earl Manigault was one of the greatest players he had ever seen.

Honestly there are great player's whom never graced the courts of the NBA. Oscar Schmidt actually out scored Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from the international level.

Kareem wasn't even the greatest center let alone player

Judging from Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's stats from his Hall of fame career he most definitely was great

T' Challa Earl Manigult isn't the greatest. Never played organized basketball.

nope

the dude He's the GOAT H.S., college, and professional, not Jordan!!!

if you combine the top two greatest scorer ever to play the game 39 years career. only 5 years was the offense not being run by Oscar Robertson, John Stockon, or Magic Johnson. the same three that everyone considered the greatest points gaurd and floor general in the history of the game. how do you think Karl malone is above 3 kobe, 4 mj, and 5 wilt. kareem is one of the greatest scorer of all time but you can't look over the fact that he had help. kareem career was downhill compared to hakeem's career.

Actually the New York Mets had a pitcher named Tom Seaver who arguably was a contemporary of Abdul-Jabbar. Some sportwriters in New York called Seaver "The Franchise." In the late 1960s and early 1970s Seaver was the face of New York baseball. He even did a documentary with Wilt Chamberlain!

He mastered the unblockable SkyHook

Caanan Nethken wilt blocked it

Eat My Shorts Eventually. But I mean that was his style of play. It was deemed unstoppable at the time

Caanan Nethken Wilt did Block his hook shot!

9307 Never said he didn't block it. I'm talking about later on as in the 80s

+Quiet Corner Surely you Cant be serious

demer 23 Yes I am serious. Don't call me Shirley!