The Dodgers have made it a tradition for the team to gather around Robinson’s statue in the centerfield plaza and this year the team also had a speaker in Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul ...

Former Laker and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shared personal anecdotes about the impact Robinson had on him, per Bill Plunkett of the Orange County Register. A fellow UCLA star ...

Teams league-wide celebrate Jackie Robinson Day each year on April 15 to honor the ex-Dodger breaking the MLB color barrier in 1947. All MLB players will wear Robinson’s No. 42, which is ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar surprised some fans by appearing at a Jackie Robinson Day tribute at Dodger Stadium in a wheelchair. The NBA’s second all-time leading scorer was shown arriving at the statue ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fans were startled to see the 78-year-old's famous 7-foot-2 frame riding a wheelchair to Tuesday's Jackie Robinson Day festivities. The NBA's second all-time leading scorer is ...

Jackie Robinson Foundation scholars made the announcement preceding every Dodger game at Dodger Stadium, “It’s time for Dodger baseball.” Abdul-Jabbar was born in Harlem on April 16, 1947 ...

To Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Jackie Robinson’s legacy is as important now as it has ever been. And on Tuesday, as the guest speaker at the Dodgers’ annual celebration of Jackie Robinson Day ...

As for Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem was known for being a finesse ... Considering there were other names such as Ewing, David Robinson, and Hakeem Olajuwon to mention, being recognized at that level ...

The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their Jackie Robinson Day tradition of visiting ... the Colorado Rockies and Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation chief ...

All-time NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made a meaningful appearance at Dodger Stadium on Tuesday April 15 to honor Jackie Robinson - but his arrival in a wheelchair left some fans taken aback.