Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Poor Bruce Lee, His Chinatown Statue Goes to Storage Until $150,000 is Found

A 7.6-foot bronze statue of Bruce Lee, the first in the U.S., was unveiled in L.A.'s Chinatown over Father's Day weekend as part of Chinatown Summer Nights festival, creating a buzz among locals, tourists and fans who came to the historic Central Plaza to pay tribute to the martial arts icon and ac ... More >>

Wally's Wine & Spirits Has Been Sold: And The Wine Shop Goes To?

A moment of silence for another local wine retailer. Steve Wallace has sold Wally's Wine and Spirits. Once a small outpost in West L.A., since it opened nearly forty five years ago the Wally's name has become synonymous for quality, be it the wine and spirits collection or its fundraisers. Plenty o ... More >>

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Jazz. What Else Would We Talk With Him About?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA's all-time leading scorer. As both a Bruin and a Laker, he is a pillar of Los Angeles basketball. On Friday, Nov. 16, he will have his jersey number retired, and a statue of him will be unveiled outside Staples Center. That's fine and all, but we wanted to talk to him ... More >>

Farmers Field NFL Stadium Approved Unanimously by L.A. Council Despite Developer's Hope to Sell

L.A.'s new, stadium dreams are another step closer to reality despite a move to sell by the developer that caught many by surprise. The City Council unanimously approved the stadium plans today. In the midst of $1.5 billion plans to build Farmers Field next to its LA Live entertainment complex and ... More >>

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Should Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Be Included Among Staples Center's Statues Of Local Sports Heros?

​USA Today columnist Mike Lopresti wonders aloud why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is not among those local sports heroes honored with statues outside Staples Center. Magic Johnson, Wayne Gretzky, Oscar De La Hoya and Chick Hearn are there. But no Kareem. Lopresti writes: " ... When the famous Lakers-Ce ... More >>

UCLA Basketball Legend John Wooden Dies

UCLA​Legendary former UCLA basketball coach died of natural causes at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center Friday at 6:45 p.m., the university announced. He was 99. He passed as students on campus were preparing to undertake a Friday night rally in his honor. The man who led the university to te ... More >>

Eleven Warhol Portraits Stolen

​When art collector Richard L. Weisman's housekeeper showed up for work at his Angelo Drive home in the hills near Benedict Canyon, she knew something was missing from the dining room -- 11 Andy Warhols to be exact. She didn't stick around to count what had been taken, though, and fearing the thie ... More >>

Today in Photographs: June 15, 1968

Top of His Class: Lew Alcindor towers above fellow UCLA graduates, a year before joining the Milwaukee Bucks, where the future L.A. Laker would become better known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.LA Herald-Examiner/LAPL

Today in Photographs: May 16, 1986

The L.A. Lakers' James Worthy leaps for a basket against Houston Rockets as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, right, looks on. (LA Times/UCLA)

Today in Photographs: December 28, 1986

A Basket CasePhiladelphia 76er Julius "Dr. J" Erving is led to a rocking chair as L.A. Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar officiates over Erving's retirement party at the Forum. Afterward, the Lakers beat the Sixers 111-85.(Photo: Herald-Examiner/LAPL Photo Archive)

Last Night: AC/DC at the Forum

Click photos for entire AC/DC slideshow. AC/DC at the Forum, Monday, December 8Text By Falling James, photos by Timothy NorrisThe once-fabulous Forum has clearly seen better days. Its curving, dark-gray walls look barren without the bright yellow Lakers championship banners and the retired numbers o ... More >>

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