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Kareem falls, breaks hip

Discussion in 'Too Hot for Swamp Gas' started by tampagtr, Dec 16, 2023.

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  1. Dec 16, 2023 #1
    tampagtr

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    One of my favorite public figures. This doesn't sound good. Very worried.

     
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  2. Dec 16, 2023 #2
    OklahomaGator

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    Been a fan since hearing about him in high school. The Netflix special about the Lakers after Jerry Buss bought the franchise didn't portray him very favorably until his house burned down. The fan reaction turned him from negative to positive about his time in LA.
     
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  3. Dec 16, 2023 #3
    tampagtr

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    He has talked about the fact that some of his psychological issues made it difficult to be relatable then. I can't remember how you worded it and I'm not sure I could find it again but he wrote a long substack piece on that.

    But he is a wonderful person, truly humane.
     
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  4. Dec 16, 2023 #4
    OklahomaGator

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    The Netflix piece showed when his house burned down he lost his huge jazz record collection. He showed up at the Forum in a bad/sad mood and fans turned up with their jazz records to give to him. It touched him and changed his mind about LA fans and he stayed in LA instead of going somewhere else. Of course, that was probably a lot of literary license in making the show.
     
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  5. Dec 16, 2023 #5
    ThePlayer

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    Not the first time he's fallen lately.
    It's a long way down big man...be careful.
     
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  6. Dec 16, 2023 #6
    OklahomaGator

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    He has done a commercial lately on a drug for some type of heart disease, can't remember which one. He said he was diagnosed with it as well.
     
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  7. Dec 16, 2023 #7
    tampagtr

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    Now I remember. He said that he's basically an introvert, so he comes across as sullen, and he realizes it's him, but he's trying to be better. But his sub stack is my favorite of any of them. He's a brilliant writer, a strong intellect, and incredibly humane ethically. I'm really worried reading this news
     
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  8. Dec 16, 2023 #8
    docspor

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    I was on a cross country ski course with him in the late 90s. He’s hard to miss out there. He lived for a while in the 4 corners area & coached a Navajo BB team. Heal up big guy!
     
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  9. Dec 16, 2023 #9
    tampagtr

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    There’s an areas of the country named after Dean Smith’s delay offense? I bet Kareem hated that.

    J/K
     
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  10. Dec 16, 2023 #10
    orangeblue_coop

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    Never good when an elderly person falls and breaks something. Hope he recovers in full.
     
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  11. Dec 16, 2023 #11
    Gatorhead

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    I admire Kareem and wish him a quick recovery, I really like his blog as well.

    He is a compassionate and good man.

    Not to mention he had what many basketball purists consider the most potent and stylistic scoring move in NBA history, The iconic Sky Hook. I watched him drain that for many thousands of his points myself.
    Laker Showtime, fastbreak basketball, with Kareem the halfcourt set, go to option,
    was immensely successful and a joy to watch.
     
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  12. Dec 28, 2023 #12
    tampagtr

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    Good news. He’s back at Substack

    On a Personal Note:
    I haven’t had such an outpouring of love and well-wishing since I retired from the NBA. Thanks to all of you who sent me your best wishes. I also like that you showed your appreciation for me continuing to put out my Substack newsletter while getting used to my new hip. Honestly, it was as much for me as for you. I used to always have a basketball in my hands, now it’s a computer. As I mentioned last time, I’ll be going silent for a week for the holidays. Got children and grandchildren to see. Thanks for being such a supportive audience. I’ve loved every minute of our time together, whether I’m curating a song for you, or reading your comments to me. I’m looking forward to more of the same in the new year.



    Stevie Wonder & Andra Day Sing.. Mike Johnson Says: God Told Him He's the New Moses
     
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  13. Dec 28, 2023 #13
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    Growing up in a 1980's world with no NBA teams in Florida I was a Lakers fan as a kid. That skyhook was lethal. When Orlando came along I became a Magic fan and wished Shaq and Howard had worked on that hook.

    Hoping for a full recovery.

    I lost my grandfather due to a "routine" hip surgery.
     
  14. Dec 28, 2023 #14
    Trickster

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    That sullen look of his I always interpreted as "I don't like bullshit." I can identify.
     
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    I saw him once in a restaurant in Cortez, Colorado when I was living in Montrose.

    Godspeed, big man.
     
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  16. Dec 28, 2023 #16
    Trickster

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    I wonder how many on Too Hot remember when he was a high school phenom and what his given name at birth was.
     
  17. Dec 28, 2023 #17
    OklahomaGator

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    Lew Alcindor and he played at Power Memorial High in New York City I believe.
     
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    tampagtr

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    He had a great piece about deadnaming those that transition and misgendering. Said he would be offended if someone did not respect his name change.
     
  19. Dec 28, 2023 #19
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    My first memory of him is from the movie Airplane.

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    Roger Murdock: Listen, kid, I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. Tell your old man to drag Unseld and Lanier up and down the court for forty-eight minutes.
     
  20. Dec 28, 2023 #20
    tampagtr

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    Love that clip
     
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