Talk:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Kareem now has a blog on Substack that he describes as "My take on news, pop culture, sports, and whatever else interests me." It's a good read and covers quite a range of topics. 73.17.194.216 (talk) 15:37, 18 August 2023 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2024
Change, "Abdul-Jabbar was born in Harlem, New York City," to "Abdul-Jabbar was born in Inwood, New York City." Here is the source" https://myinwood.net/notable-inwood-residents/ 2603:7000:6300:4F40:45F9:D21:B640:D3D2 (talk) 15:37, 7 April 2024 (UTC)


 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: That source only says that he grew up in Inwood, not that he was born there.—Bagumba (talk) 15:42, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
 * According to him in NY Mag, he was in Harlem for his first three years, then they moved to Inwood. I don't see where he was born per se. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:47, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
 * I've sourced the Harlem birthplace. —Bagumba (talk) 19:11, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
 * And of course that's already cited in the article. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:48, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2024
Change “It contributed to his high .5595 field goal accuracy, making him the 21st most accurate scorer of all time,[156] as well as a feared clutch shooter” to “It contributed to his high .5595 field goal accuracy, making him the 23rd most accurate scorer of all time,[156] as well as a feared clutch shooter”

As described in the linked source. 69.248.136.218 (talk) 02:26, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
 * ✅ Updated, but reworked it to also include his rank at retirement, which is more notable as the game has evolved.—Bagumba (talk) 07:23, 29 April 2024 (UTC)