WATCH: Kareem Abdul Jabbar Speaks to the Black Press About Injustice

Kareem Abdul Jabbar Speaks to the Black Press About Injustice

Los Angeles Lakers Basketball Legend Kareem Abdul Jabbar sat down for a live interview with the Black Press of America to discuss the police killings of African Americans and the ensuing protests that have dominated the nation and in many places around the globe.

“The idea of going to Mexico (the site of the 1968 Olympics) to have fun seemed so selfish in light of the racial violence that was facing the country,” Jabbar wrote in his best-selling book, “Coach Wooden and Me.”

A recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom and an accomplished author and award-winning columnist, Jabbar said it greatly pained him to see the murder of George Floyd, the African American man who was brutalized by Minneapolis police late last month.

“So, what you see when you see Black protesters depends on whether you’re living in that burning building or watching it on TV with a bowl of corn chips in your lap waiting for ‘NCIS’ to start,” Jabbar observed.

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