Kareem Abdul Jabbar Lakers Assistant Coach

While the 7 foot 2 abdul jabbars primary responsibilities will be teaching fundamentals and working work with the clippers two big men olowokandi 7 0 and keith closs 7 3 hes willing to do just about anything todd asks.

Kareem abdul jabbar lakers assistant coach. Abdul jabbar was on the lakers bench when bryant had a career high 81 points against the. Abdul jabbar has served as a special assistant for the lakers and is credited with helping former center andrew bynum with his development as a player. El segundo calif sept. Since 2005 kareem abdul jabbar has also worked as an assistant coach with his old team the los angles lakers sharing with a new generation of players the hard won wisdom of his own inspiring career.

Abdul jabbar often saw bryant maximize his talent both as a spectator and as a lakers assistant coach. 2 former lakers player kareem abdul jabbar has been hired by the team to serve as special assistant coach it was announced today by general manager mitch kupchak. A member of six nba championship teams as a player and two more as an assistant coach abdul jabbar twice was voted nba finals mvp. Legendary us nba basketball player with the milwaukee bucks 1969 1975 and the los angeles lakers 1975 1989 the 7 2 kareem abdul jabbar born lew alcindor has made numerous guest appearances on us tv shows including man from atlantis 1977 21 jump street 1987 tales from the darkside 1983 and scrubs 2001.

Kareem abdul jabbar the nbas all time leading scorer who has said on many occasions he wants to coach got his wish friday when he was hired as an assistant by the lowly los angeles clippers.