Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surprised some fans by appearing in a tribute to the day Jackie Robinson at Dodger Stadium in a wheelchair.
The second leader of the NBA was shown at all times reaching the statue that in honor of Robinson was pushed into a blue wheelchair before getting up and posing for photos.
A blonde woman with a Beige coat hastened to help stabilize the 78 -year -old man when she left the chair.
The legend of the Lakers had successful hip surgery only 15 months after falling into a concert.
“One of the goats … hate to see the bigfella who played in his 40 years being fragile,” A fan commented.
“Poor Kareem. Dude is a legend.” Another wrote with an emoji crying.
Standing at 7 feet 2 inches, Abdul-Jabbar attended UCLA 25 years after Robinson did it, and the two had a relationship before Robinson died in 1972.
“The people who were interested in that knew that a significant aspect of segregation had only eliminated the leg, and those of Black American were proud or that,” said Abdul-Jabbar through Mlb.com. “My mother did not know much about the game. But because all the attention that Jackie received, we began to listen to the games on the radio when she was about 2 years old. And it was very important for me that Jackie’s team won.”
Abdul-Jabbar lasted a duration of history Robinson’s military time Where he refused to move to the rear of a bus, which resulted in a martial court and any incorporation.
After leaving the army, the Lakers legend said Robinson “began preparing to do what he had to do in the field for children like me.”
Abdul-Jabbar, who grew a fan of Brooklyn’s Dodgers in New York, made his professional debut in basketball in 1969, while a member of Milwaukee Bucks before forcing Lakers in 1975.
In his career after the NBA, Abdul-Jabbar has spent his time in the arts, Write in substituteWhile he also works as a Hollywood Reporter columnist.
