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This is what I would have done if I had to have a real job: I would have been a history teacher.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
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When the line started to blur between the fans and the players, sometimes things can get ugly.
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