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Podcast: All Things Basketball with GD podcast
Episode: All Things Basketball with GD - 2022-23 Season, Player Spotlight on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Power Memorial, UCLA, Milwaukee Bucks)
Description: Show notes:Intro (00:00 - 00:39)Preview of our player spotlight on the great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (00:40 -01:57)His parents and his early life (01:58 - 06:04)His time at Power Memorial Academy in Harlem where he won 3 Catholic championships and once had a 71 game winning streak (06:05 - 09:37)His visit to the campus of UCLA as well as meeting with Coach John Wooden and a letter from UCLA alum Jackie Robinson (09:38 - 10:50)Him choosing UCLA as the college he would attend and his freshman year (10:51 - 13:06)His official collegiate start...