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 ...

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 ...