Talk:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Latest comment: 3 days ago by 2601:58B:1580:56D0:55CB:5EB1:1CF1:C257 in topic Points Scored
Former good article nomineeKareem Abdul-Jabbar was a good articles nominee, but did not meet the good article criteria at the time. There may be suggestions below for improving the article. Once these issues have been addressed, the article can be renominated. Editors may also seek a reassessment of the decision if they believe there was a mistake.
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August 3, 2007Good article nomineeNot listed

Substack

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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)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2024

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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)Reply

  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)Reply
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)Reply
I've sourced the Harlem birthplace. —Bagumba (talk) 19:11, 7 April 2024 (UTC)Reply
And of course that's already cited in the article. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:48, 7 April 2024 (UTC)Reply

Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2024

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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)Reply

  Done 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)Reply

Points Scored

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I am not taking anything away from Kareem Abdul Jabbar. He was a fantastic player. I know he set a record in points scored when he passed Wilt Chamberlin's record. Since Wilt was not a good foul shooter, how many more points do you think Wilt would have scored if he was an 84% foul shooter? 2601:58B:1580:56D0:55CB:5EB1:1CF1:C257 (talk) 19:22, 29 June 2024 (UTC)Reply