Milwaukee Bucks legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will pen regular column in The Guardian U.S.
Ben Steele
The intersection of sports and politics is an area Kareem Abdul-Jabbar knows well.
Now the former NBA star will have a platform to discuss those issues with an occasional column in The Guardian's U.S. editions.
Abdul Jabbar's first effort posits that the NBA, not the NFL, is the league of America's future.
Abdul-Jabbar led the Milwaukee Bucks to their only NBA championship in 1971 and is the league's all-time leading scorer.
But his interests have always extended well beyond the basketball court. Abdul-Jabbar is a prolific author, actor, martial arts student and practitioner of yoga. He won the 2016 Presidential Medal of Freedom.
Abdul-Jabbar's latest book is "Becoming Kareem," in which he retraces his path to his conversion to Islam.
That life experience is what attracted The Guardian to Abdul-Jabbar.
"After many decades as one of the world’s most formidable sports figures, Kareem has emerged as an immense voice in U.S. journalism. We are thrilled to have him share his thoughts with our readers," John Mulholland, Guardian US acting editor, said in a news release.