A Portrait of a Writer: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

by Jacob J. Graham

photo by Andy Warhol

When one hears the name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, most people picture a tall bald skinny man in a thick pair of athletic goggles posed with a basketball high above his head launching his signature skyhook at the rim for two points. Older fanatics of the game may draw their memory of the UCLA star who won three consecutive championships under legendary coach John Wooden and…