Talk:Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

message: If people want to experience the entire scene, they should look it up on YouTube or stream the movie rather than reading a word-for-word narration here. It would be enough to say:
:In 1980, Abdul-Jabbar played co-pilot Roger Murdock in Airplane!, which spoofed Elroy Hirsch's appearance in the source material film Zero Hour! by having Abdul-Jabbar recognized as himself rather than his character."
67.180.143.89 (talk) 18:57, 16 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. AnnaMankad (talk) 16:07, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

text: The IP is right, the paragraph is too detailed. The 2014 line is worth keeping. I think your proposal is good. – Muboshgu (talk) 22:00, 17 May 2023 (UTC)

text: I believe his role was credited with lightening his image, being able to laugh at himself, when he was previously perceived as a curmudgeon. I dont have any suggestions at this point, but otherwise generally agree with condensing. —Bagumba (talk) 01:18, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: If you can find a source talking about the impact of the movie on his image, that'd be great. We could also keep the Crazylegs bit, but the main point is that this bio shouldn't recap the movie. (Which everybody should go and watch repeatedly.) – Muboshgu (talk) 01:24, 18 May 2023 (UTC)
thread_title: Airplane! appearance

message: Kareem now has a blog on Substack that he describes as "My take on news, pop culture, sports, and whatever else interests me."   
It's a good read and covers quite a range of topics. 73.17.194.216 (talk) 15:37, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Substack 

message: Change, "Abdul-Jabbar was born in Harlem, New York City," to "Abdul-Jabbar was born in Inwood, New York City." Here is the source" https://myinwood.net/notable-inwood-residents/ 2603:7000:6300:4F40:45F9:D21:B640:D3D2 (talk) 15:37, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: That source only says that he grew up in Inwood, not that he was born there.—Bagumba (talk) 15:42, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: According to him in NY Mag, he was in Harlem for his first three years, then they moved to Inwood. I don't see where he was born per se. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:47, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: I've sourced the Harlem birthplace. —Bagumba (talk) 19:11, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

text: And of course that's already cited in the article. – Muboshgu (talk) 15:48, 7 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 7 April 2024 

message: Change “It contributed to his high .5595 field goal accuracy, making him the 21st most accurate scorer of all time,[156] as well as a feared clutch shooter” to “It contributed to his high .5595 field goal accuracy, making him the 23rd most accurate scorer of all time,[156] as well as a feared clutch shooter”
As described in the linked source. 69.248.136.218 (talk) 02:26, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Updated, but reworked it to also include his rank at retirement, which is more notable as the game has evolved.—Bagumba (talk) 07:23, 29 April 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 29 April 2024