Abdul-Jabbar Slams Upper Deck Card Company

[Lokee]

In a lawsuit filed today in L.A. County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ ... Kareem claims The Upper Deck Company plastered 6 Kareem pics from his days as a UCLA Bruin on its "Greats of the Game" series.

Kareem ... who is the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points ... claims Upper Deck had the audacity to market the cards after he turned them down flat.

The lawsuit, filed by legal pit bull Marty Singer, notes that when Kareem left the NBA, he blocked more shots, won more Most Valuable Player awards, played in more All-Star Games and logged more seasons than any other player. Shockingly, Singer makes no mention of Kareem's epic performance in the greatest movie of all time -- "Airplane!"

The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages.

[trsent]

In a lawsuit filed today in L.A. County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ ... Kareem claims The Upper Deck Company plastered 6 Kareem pics from his days as a UCLA Bruin on its "Greats of the Game" series.

Kareem ... who is the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points ... claims Upper Deck had the audacity to market the cards after he turned them down flat.

The lawsuit, filed by legal pit bull Marty Singer, notes that when Kareem left the NBA, he blocked more shots, won more Most Valuable Player awards, played in more All-Star Games and logged more seasons than any other player. Shockingly, Singer makes no mention of Kareem's epic performance in the greatest movie of all time -- "Airplane!"

The lawsuit seeks more than $1 million in damages.

What year were these cards produced?

[joelsabi]

What year were these cards produced?

2010?

But why would there be an autograph card in the set if Kareem turned UD down?

http://cgi.ebay.com/KAREEM-ABDUL-JAB...item27b49302af

[WadeInBmore]

I would argue that his performance in Conan the Destroyer, opposite Arnold, outshines AIRPLANE!

wade

[kylehess10]

2010?

But why would there be an autograph card in the set if Kareem turned UD down?

http://cgi.ebay.com/KAREEM-ABDUL-JAB...item27b49302af

It could be one of those sticker autographs

[joelsabi]

I would argue that his performance in Conan the Destroyer, opposite Arnold, outshines AIRPLANE!

wade

I would argue that his performance in Enter the Dragon, opposite Bruce Lee, outshines Conan the Destroyer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsSoX6qB9N0

[both-teams-played-hard]

I would argue that his performance in Conan the Destroyer, opposite Arnold, outshines AIRPLANE!

wade

That would be Wilt...

[Dewey2007]

I would argue that his performance in Enter the Dragon, opposite Bruce Lee, outshines Conan the Destroyer!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsSoX6qB9N0

Kareem appeared in "Game of Death" opposite Bruce Lee.

[joelsabi]

Kareem appeared in "Game of Death" opposite Bruce Lee.

my bad. i searched enter the dragon kareem on youtube and got that video, but now i see the caption says game of death. anyways, here's where tarantino got his idea for uma thurman's outfit for killbill.

[Dewey2007]

my bad. i searched enter the dragon kareem on youtube and got that video, but now i see the caption says game of death. anyways, here's where tarantino got his idea for uma thurman's outfit for killbill.

No biggie! What's really bothersome (to me at least) is I've seen UCLA throwback jerseys with Abdul-Jabbar on the back. If you're going to make a throwback at least try to be historically correct and use Alcindor even though that's not his name anymore.