Evening StandardThere was a time when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar so hated contact with the outside world that he contemptuously brushed aside Magic Johnson, then a ball boy, when he asked for his autograph.
On another occasion, he refused to stop reading a newspaper as he gave an interview but now, as an ambassador for the National Basketball Association, he is more than happy to talk about the sporting revolution he expects to take place at the O2 Arena next Monday when the LA Lakers take on the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Published on September 28, 2010 07:01