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...caught the hoops bug from his father Gie-Ming. Before he emigrated to the U.S. in the 1970s, Gie-Ming would scour Taiwanese television for highlights of NBA games. Once in the States, he studied Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the classic Los Angeles Lakers-Boston Celtics games from the 1980s. "I cannot explain the reasons why I love basketball," says Gie-Ming, a computer engineer. "I just...
...KAREEM ABDUL-JABBAR, 62-year-old Hall of Fame basketball player, announcing on Nov. 10 that he is undergoing treatment for leukemia, which was diagnosed last year...
...figure a typical hand-to-hand spread of, say, 4 ft. per person (averaging in the lofty Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and the dollhouse-size Mary Lou Retton, who both plan to take part), that gives you 1,320 folks per mile--or 5,480,640 people to form a squiggly chain of 4,152 miles from sea to shining sea. But the planners of Hands Across America, a spin-off of USA for Africa (We Are the World) that is trying to raise some $60 million for America's hungry and homeless, are hoping for a turnout of at least...
Along with doctors and Hollywood movie stars, professional athletes often find it easier to make money than invest it. Nonetheless, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 38, the basketball superstar for the Los Angeles Lakers, hopes to become a savvy financier. He is now a member of a partnership that includes eight current and former basketball players. Among Abdul-Jabbar's investor mates are Ralph Sampson of the Houston Rockets and Terry Cummings of the Milwaukee Bucks. Their first investment was the $1 million Redmont Hotel in Birmingham, which they are spending nearly $5 million to remodel. A $22 million Los Angeles health...
...Abdul-Jabbar & Co. offers basic hotel management with one unusual touch. Some rooms are customized to accommodate exceptionally tall guests. There are 12-ft.-high doors, 15-ft. ceilings and extra-long beds. Says Thomas Collins, the group's financial adviser: "One of the worst things that happens is when the guys travel and the beds are too short or they can't get in the shower." SURVEYS Money...