Abdul-Jabbar scored many of his 38,387 career points by skyhook.

"It's an ugly shot, but it's effective!" - Rasheed was brutally honest about Kareem's skyhook originally appeared on Basketball Network. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar etched his name in NBA history as the ...

"I don't know, it's not a hard shot to learn" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is baffled no player has mastered the skyhook originally appeared on Basketball Network. It was a move that sent a message. There ...

When people discuss the signature moves of NBA players, a few immediately come to mind. There's Michael Jordan's fadeaway jumper, Stephen Curry's long 3-pointers, and of course, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's ...

The “skyhook” helped basketball Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar score 38,387 points, the most in NBA history. It’s a move the Mercury’s 6-foot-8 rookie Brittney Griner hopes to learn. That process ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s skyhook was unstoppable, even when you knew it was coming. Left leg sweeping across the lane, ready to root itself to the ground like a tree trunk. Right leg bending 90 degrees ...

Jim Couch turned 92 Wednesday. His legs are strong and his memory sharp. He can walk all over the Dyckman housing project, along the Harlem River in the northern tip of New York City, where he’s lived ...

There is no shortage of imitation in basketball. So why is the most successful shot of all time extinct? Shaun Powell Around the NBA, players and coaches have historically embraced stealing, or to ...

He is defined by the wizardry in the open court. The no-look passes, the deceptive ballhandling. With that signature long gait, he pushed the pace and accelerated the NBA’s growth into an up-tempo ...