Kareem gets his statue

By Editor | November 16, 2012 7:27 PM

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at today's unveiling at Staples Center, with Magic Johnson, Jerry West, Pat Riley, Tim Leiweke and others.

Photo by Gary Leonard.


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