Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is responsible for one of the most iconic sporting moments in Las Vegas history.
The Lakers star center emerged as one of the NBA’s marquee scorers from time he was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks in 1969.
He spent the first 14 years of his career scoring and scoring and scoring, tracking down former Lakers legend Wilt Chamberlain, who scored 31,419 points to become the league’s all-time leading scorer.
The Lakers played the Utah Jazz at Thomas & Mack Center on April 5, 1984, and Kareem needed 21 points that night to eclipse Chamberlain.
He scored 22 before a sellout crowd, passing Chamberlain for good with a skyhook — regarded the most unstoppable shot in NBA history. .
Abdul-Jabbar finished his career with 38,387 points to go with six NBA championships and six MVPs. He is still the all-time leading scorer and lauded as one of the game’s all-time greats.
Check out the scores and top performances from Friday’s high school football, soccer and girls volleyball action.
Officers responded to the call just before 4 p.m. in central Las Vegas.
The shooting happened just after 6 p.m., according to the Metropolitan Police Department.
No. 8 Desert Oasis blocked a fourth-quarter punt en route to a home victory over Coronado on Friday night in the 5A Lake League opener for both teams.
Bishop Gorman’s football team, ranked No. 1 nationally by USA Today, lost to No. 9 Mater Dei on Friday in a battle of two of the top prep football programs.
Shadow Ridge’s defense shut down Mojave, and the fourth-ranked Mustangs earned a victory Friday night in the 5A Desert League opener.
Did she miss the bumbling president who could not find his way off stage or speak in complete sentences?
Kate Wik, chief marketing officer of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, writes off criticism of the current “please come to Las Vegas” campaign.
As locals, we decided on a three-night staycation for the first time in many years. Wow, were we unpleasantly surprised.
My heart is sad, as I am sure is the case with most Americans.
All electricity isn’t created equal. Southern Nevadans’ power bills will soon reflect that reality.
Race officials took in over 3,100 applications to participate in the local marshals training program for Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend, scheduled for Nov. 20 through Nov. 22.
A’ja Wilson called this season “probably the lowest trenches that I’ve ever been in my whole career,” but persevered and led the Aces to the No. 2 seed for the playoffs.
Mitch Marner has shown small glimpses in his first two practices with the Golden Knights of why the team invested in him to be part of their future.
Sudden heavy rain east of Los Angeles unleashed mudslides that plowed into homes and trapped drivers for hours on roadways, authorities said.
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Michael Thompson, 39, was serving a sentence of 30 years to life with the possibility of parole for murder in the second degree and murder in the first degree, according to a press release.
A teenager has been arrested in a “sophisticated cyber crime” case involving several Las Vegas casinos, police said.
The Commanders opened as 6-point favorites over the Raiders, but the consensus line dropped to 3 on Friday when Washington quarterback Jayden Daniels was ruled out.
The family of a 17-year-old Las Vegas boy who was fatally shot are calling for two juvenile suspects to be tried as adults, and for another teen who has already been charged to be denied bail.