Kareem Abdul-Jabbar explains how training with Bruce Lee helped his NBA career | SC with SVP
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 ก.ค. 2024
- NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar joins Scott Van Pelt on SportsCenter and discusses his relationship with martial arts trailblazer Bruce Lee. Kareem reveals how he initially met Lee and how training with him for years allowed him to stay healthy throughout his NBA career.
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Bruce doesn't get enough credit for this but he brought people together through martial art. He not only was ahead of his time but a hero
Yep Angel and Bruce Lee trained all races. He did it at a time where he caught alot of shame from the oriental community. It's sad the good ones die young because they know to much and don't conform to society
The beauty of the great ones dying early is you will always remember them strong. Bruce died in his peak so he will always be remembered that way. Most def. my hero, also Kareem.
Bruce doesn't get credit. A lot progressive people were drawn to him, such as Kareem and James Coburn. And Bruce was not like his character in "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood." That was just a plot device.
@@donvaughn4239 *a lot* ,two words and *too* ,not to.
@@ARIZJOE that was a total joke. tarantino should be ashamed of himself. after he did that i realized his homages to martial arts movies is really exploitation of asian culture for profit. you don't say you love martial arts movies & then make fun of its ultimate symbol.
Kareem is a deep soul. He gets lost in NBA history because he is humble and quiet.
You definitely weren't around during his day if that's what you think. Kareem was an arrogant a-hole, and EVERYONE knew it.
Kareem Is One of The Best all Time. Anyone who knows about nba history knows that
By no means lost
@@Sunsets330 arrogant? Kareem was NOT arrogant, he was known for avoiding interactions with others actually. he didn't play games with the media like other athletes did at the time.
@@Sunsets330 just because he was avoiding people doesn't mean he was an arrogant ahole. He just didn't feel comfortable around medias
Bruce Lee will remain cool no matter when he's brung up
INDEED The men
Yup! I'm glad black culture loves martial arts and surprisingly, yall are nerds for anime too!
John Le who doesn’t love Bruce lee
@@YoungBlood507 theres a lot of haters lol. Saying he's fake, gets beat all the time, etc etc.
@@johnle1535 did you just assume my race bro im just playing. But i grew up with people who watched old movies like that. Im 20 he will always be an inspiration
One of the most important athletes of the 20th century.
Kareem was pretty important too.
ONLY BEHIND ALI
@@arickjohnson9982 Why do you think a man who allowed himself to get punched in the head repeatedly to the point of brain damage was the greatest athlete of the 20th century?
Custom Shade bahahaha I was gonna say something similar! Just watched the new season of Baki and they gave a lot of love to Ali too!
One of the most articulate one too. If not the most.
I can't believe this guy is 73.
Yea he looks like he’s in his early 60s
Great genetics
Look like 20 years old
I would believe 53 way more than 73 if I didn't know anything about Kareem and had to guess his age.
He’s lucky, people who have a family hereditary of dementia or Alzheimer’s usually have it severe by that age
The Greatest martial artist of all time, Rest In Peace Bruce Lee
Yet he doesn't have a single recorded / documented fight 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Rokanza Oh, I’m sorry. I didn’t realize you expected people to have smartphones they could easily record with in the 1950s, when Lee was with gangs and participating in street fights lmao.
@@rokanza2293 🤡
Palpa- Meme exactly
Terrian you are all idiots here, praising a philosopher for being the " gReAtEsT mArTiAl aRtIsT" with 0 fight records. hahah i pity fools like you
Kareem a real one. Always gets disrespected in the GOAT discussion.
He's number 2 all time. No disrespect to him. If Bron wins another one he might eclipse Kareem
Titlebreaker lol... nah
I've been watching and reporting on basketball as a living for 30 yrs... Make sense of this statement, MJ was the greatest NBA player , Kareem was the greatest basketball player
@@shamadam1 well said. Undefeated in college is something unrepeatable - just like 3peating twice
@Sudhir Kakar The disrespect on LeBron though...
Bruce Lee a legend that truly lives forever! 40 years on since his passing, he's still such an icon. Tarantino has not given him the respect he deserves, though it's fiction but he should at least not portrayed him as a person he wasn't!
@@goodnightmunchie WAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Man Bruce lee is an icon but Tarantino is wrong for not giving him respect
Tbh from all the pre talk before i watched the movie i honestly thought it was gonna be real bad. But it wasnt too bad, also Tarintino didnt do any favours by saying thats exactly how Bruce was.
Also Kareem's one of the GOATS of basketball. Peace
Goodnight Munchie and you
@Ron Go12 In today's MMA? Nah, Bruce Lee actually participate in street fights with no rules, he would of excelled just like he did back then.
Kareem is always good at telling a story
Kareem had said in an interview for Black Belt,some years back,that even though at the time of Game of Death filming he was in top condition dew to the NBA training ,he said " I still had a hard time,keeping up with Bruce".
I can’t even imagine the speed difference I hope Bruce trained him differently considering his size lol
For sure Bruce trained him differently. I read an article that Bruce actual sought for a guy like Kareem. He wanted to test his technique to someone who has a different reach and physicality. And Kareem was recommended to him.
Bruce was extremely fit, with a very high muscle to fat ratio, high flexibility and stamina, plus way above normal fast twitch muscularity.
Bruce also said Kareem was one of the few people he had a hard time getting inside of during sparring.
Due not dew*
Nice, liked the story about Linda, never heard that one before. It's nice that Kareem still remembers & speaks of his old friend with respect & affection.
It's so important to hear these stories while he's still alive.
Two legends. Bruce & Kareem. 😍 love it
Wow.. 4 years of 1 on 1 training with the greatest martial artist of all time.
It is always great to hear from Kareem speak about Bruce Lee, Can imagine having that great privileged to have met Bruce Lee in person and spent time with him. Still greatly missed, Bruce Lee.
Kareem, I remember seeing you from your time at UCLA and Lakers. I will say that those who did not see you personally will never know how truly great of a basketball player you were. But even more than that, you have spent your whole life speaking out on racism and its many facets which we have faced. Wish you the best of health and always enjoy seeing and hearing from you.
Bruce Lee: "Be water my friend"
These are true legends.
Bruce a legend. Be like water my friend
Kareem is so class. Still watching out for his friend even till this day!
Bruce Lee, founder of Jeet Kune Do. Kareem trained with Lee, and was in the movie "Game of Death". Many people who knew it. That may be why he didn't have alot of fights on the court with other players.
No one better not dislike this video of a legend!!
18 ppl did it so far. Bastards!
Daniel Orton- Make that 22, as of right now...
*Daniel Orton* "No one better not..."
Why do you think everyone should dislike the video?
Bruce Lee is another one I wish I could have been around alive to experience. I seen all of his movies and I try to take a bit of Bruce's life philosophies in my own life. There is still a lot more to learn from Bruce both physically and mentally. It would be very cool to pick Kareem's brain about his time spent with Bruce Lee.
So amazing when legends collide
Kareem is GOAT.
Goodnight Munchie, who?
Had a fight scene with Bruce Lee were despite getting hit in the head multiple time and knocked down. He never loses the sunglasses... Epic. Kareem was great in every movie.
his sky hook was water 💦
The father of MMA.
If Bruce Lee could train his wife who weight about 120 and kicked a 7 footer of his feet, you know Bruce is the real deal.
No doubt
Facts
Fact
Well said.
It drives home the only point of the art:absolute effectiveness
love and respect to the great Kareem. bruce lee is the ultimate badass. what a pair.
we just can't get enough of Bruce Lee.
Just finished watching the 30 for 30 on Bruce Lee. It was great - Much respect for the legendary Martial Artist.
Awesome... Kareem is one of my all-time favorite athletes. The man has done it all.
Although I didn't see him play in person until the end of his career........Kareem is still my favorite NBA player on and off the court! When I got married I performed the "Kareem Abdul Jabbar Sky Hook Garter Toss". It's still one of the greatest moments of my life as I created a new one with my wife and her children.
Best comment by far. Kareem was as the late great Stuart Scott used to say.. “cooler than the other side of the pillow”
Gamer Kareem with the headset
Lol looks like the one I got for my ps4
I whooped on him on 2k yesterday
Kareem just confirmed his position of goat to me
Bruce’s philosophy brought upon MMA. Learn the good the of every style and make it your best.
man love hearing stories about one of my workout inspirations
If Linda could knock 7'1 Kareem off, imagine what if Bruce go full force on Kareem
7'2" and yeah he'd have shattered Caps ribs.
Even when Kareem won an award from Obama a few years ago, Obama mentioned Bruce Lee
Respect. Immortal
Love you Kareem# Goat 🐐 Senior
two of the greats together. what a time.
Bruce Lee like Kareem for basketball, is one of the GOATS of the Martial Arts world.
No...Bruce lee is the GOAT...
@@d.n.adatniccalexxx You could argue Kareem is the GOAT as well...
Wrong BRUCE IS THE GOAT 🐐 PERIOD !!!!
Dude Bruce is not one of
He is the Goat Simple as that
I know Bruce Lee is the GOAT, but to avoid arguments with people who say otherwise I said, "one of", to keep the Peace.
Wow! Kareem is still so healthy. What a legend.
Bruce Lee was the embodiment of "Improvise, adapt, overcome" when facing an opponent, it's about efficiency and not wasting movements with an specific style....
People need to understand that 40 years ago Bruce Lee introduced the concept of mixed martial arts. He was much much more than just traditional Chinese Kung fu. He knew grappling, wrestling, multi faceted. I'm not saying he is invincible, who is?? But he was definitely a pioneer, and at his weight class, he would dish out some serious punishment on his opponent.
He also studied the footwork of elite boxers, especially Ali. Bruce said he loved Ali's footwork, and used it his movies and training.
That’s why he’s one of the greatest & all time leading scorer. Wow! he was so ahead of his time, with the cross training only having 14/365 of time off resulted in his amazing longevity. Amazing!
Finally getting around to acknowledge the G.O.A.T. And asking Kareem about the most intriguing aspects
Wow. Thanks for sharing, Kareem. Ignorant people say that Bruce would easily be beaten up by a regular MMA guy when even Linda would kick the sh*t out of them.
Any MMA fighter in his weight class would most likely beat him
@@scottanthony7121 u know nothing about martial art.
Even Bruce would admit a professional MMA guy at today's level would beat him easily, simply because he wasn't skilled in other forms of martial arts. Kicking and striking, though valuable, can only take you so far. If Bruce Lee had several years of intensive training in high level Brazilian Jiu jitsu, wrestling, take down defense, etc. and gained some real competition experience, he probably could have been competitive in his weight class.
@@onespeedlite 🤦😂 you should probably do a little bit more research on what Bruce can and can't do. Also often time striking can take someone pretty far in mma. What do you think that got Jose Aldo, Conor, Adesanya and Alex Pereira that far? Was it they're wrestling, bjj or striking? Did they lose to a random mma guy?
Lee showed Kareem discipline& l'm sure lee saw that in Kareem he is a true person to himself&people he not a BIGHEAD he seem to THINK alot probably as man SHOULD 👌
Bruce Lee taught his students to enhance their assets and reduce their liabilities. As all of us have different qualities, each of Bruce Lee's students were instructed to their own unique skills.
Kareem and Bruce Lee are my favorite people! Great guy!
I'm So glad kareem and bill is still alive too give us great memories.
_Kareem_ should be rated much higher in the _NBA_ G.O.A.T discussion.
Kareem is in the top couple. His longevity alone is amazing. I would probably put him second behind Jordan but I’m not that knowledgeable so I would defer to someone who knows more.
No less than top 2
@@xaviervega468 for me top 3
Kareem is such a brilliant man. I cannot think of a classier athlete.
The real Goat!!!
He is top 3 or top 4 all time, but people shouldn't ignore circumstances of success. Kareem had 2 years in his career where he didn't play with Oscar Robertson or Magic Johnson.
Imagine if Kobe had played 18 years with Shaq. Or if LeBron 15 years with D-Wade or AD. Or if KD had Steph for 10 years.
You can argue Pau Gasol, Kyrie Irving and especially Russ are great players as well, but it's about 2 all time greats on 1 team. And the Big O and Magic are historically on another level than Gasol, Kyrie or Russ.
If u regard these things, the number of chips gets harder to compare. Even MJ had one of the best small forwards of all time next to him on all six chips. From that perspective, the only thing separating MJ is 6 Finals MVP and his teams never losing in the Finals. And the biggest winner of all time, Bill Russell, had 6 hall of famers on his team.
All in all it feels like MJ is the real g.o.a.t., but as the NBA is 5-on-5 instead of 1-on-1 it's hard to really prove.
The True G.O.A.T. !!!
Thank you for coming to UCLA from NYC and to the Lakers from the Bucks.
You have had a profound effect on the world with your graceful athleticism, sage wisdom and exemplary character.
You always did it with style and class and now with a beautiful warm smile.
Thank you for being you and may all your days be filled with good health and many blessings. 🙏
Kareem is not only a legend but is a 😅wonderful man
Kareem is a legend, amd sp is Bruce :) HUGE RESPECT TO BOTH OF THEM !!
I gotta get in shape .💪
Bruce and Kareem are great friends, fantastic athletes!
Completely forgot it was him .he did really good on that movie .was a great time
Learning to fight would be super helpful translating to lots of other sports. Helps with coordination and anchoring yourself/generating power through your feet, lots of fundamental stuff.
wow unbelievable meeting and training with the late great Bruce lee , the legendary martial artist, in person and met his wife, i wonder how his family is doing years after his death
I love Kareem. Such a smart man.
All time great, nothing but respect 🙌🏽
This man got an Xbox headset on 😭😂
It doesn't mean he has a Xbox
This video is the 1st video I’ve seen that have 0 dislikes. Amazing! 🙏🏼
Thank you Kareem Abdul Jabbar.
He looks and sounds so good for his age
Put some Kareem on it... Young Lion ❤❤❤
Kareem ever seems to amaze me with how articulate he is when talking.
Thank you Kareem
Simply the greatest of all time!
Greatest what?
@@Romamb , greatest Center, greatest basketball player, greatest shot in basketball history: The hook shot!
I wish I could see what old Bruce Lee would have been like. We lost him way too soon
i love me some Kareeem
Kareem! Top 5 in history.
my man top 3 for sure
Legendary stuff right here
My idol in NBA Abdul jabbar and Kobe Bryant
This triple OG icon deserves his Flowers!!!!! Salute to K.A.J and RIL Dragon
Bruce Lee u will forever be a legend
That's not just a friend standing up for a friend, that's a legend standing up for another legend!
Kareem has always been very intelligent, and very cool. He's an intellectual, and he cares. People sometimes forget when Kareem was young. He was unstoppable. The great author David Halberstam called him unbelievably athletic, and 7' 4". Also, remember when Kareem did a Bruce Lee versus Kent Benson? It was short.
Kareem is the link to bruce and can honestly tell how good bruce was
Awesome!!!
Cool story!!! 👍👍👍👍. Both Bruce Lee and Kareem are legends!
kareem is absolutely legend
I'm a retired peace officer for the US State Department. My post was the Passport Agency in Los Angeles on Wilshire, near UCLA.
Kareem came in that day to renew his passport. When he came back to pick up his passport later that day, I was assigned to accompany him to our VIP waiting area because his passport wasn't ready.
I'll never forget those 45 minutes. I had to ask him what it was like watching Bruce Lee sparring.
He said, "Watching Bruce move was like seeing an alien that wasn't affected by Earths gravity or the laws of physics. He was literally so fast that sometimes your brain couldn't process what it SHOULD have been able to see but DIDN'T ."
I could see him reliving the moments he talked about. It was obvious that Bruce Lee really made an impression on him. He said several times as he had that look of remembering...."I really miss my friend".
Game recognizes game, kareem my man
Kareem Abdul-Jabber trained with Bruce Lee???...
Nice.
Must be youngster. Even did a movie with him.
Watch The Game of Death!
Kareem trained with Bruce Lee of 4 years (he said). He started with Bruce when he was the 3rd year in UCLA. :)
2:12 THANK GOD someone understand this.
ICONIC AF😤
Doesn’t get talked about enough in the GOAT conversation
One of my favorite movies
awesome.
The goat
The Lee - Jabbar fight is my favorite of all time. It was the best example of how no matter what his opponent’s advantages were, Lee was able to identify and exploit their weaknesses. In this fight, despite Kareem’s height and strength advantage Lee was able to slowly take him down by staying in close and not letting Kareem extend his arms and legs to use his full power.
Kareem is the G.O.A.T for basketball...look at the whole picture when judging who the greatest is/was. Rules changes, length of career,MVP's, scoring record, greatest weapon in sports history (sky hook). Bruce Lee would've been my fathers age (80) & I feel that he was unfortunately 10-20 years before his time...it's unfortunate because also medical science could've diagnosed what killed him better later also & he would be with us today possibly.
Kareem's the real GOAT.
rocking em GSP300s. I see Kareem is a gamer too.
The goats
The 2 🐐s