Kareem abduljabbar and deborah morales have a lot to be proud of with their maiden effort in the documentary field, on the shoulders of giants, which is now available exclusively on video on demand through comcast, cox cable, and time warner through the end of march. This film tells the story of the allblack professional basketball team the new york renaissance or harlem rens. Featuring and cowritten by kareem abdul jabbar, the doc sets the record straight about the harlem rens, the first african american professional. This documentary, cowritten by basketball legend kareem abdul jabbar, tells the story of a black professional basketball team known as the new york renaissance big five, shortened to. On the shoulders of giants tells the story of the harlem renaissance big five, more commonly known as the the harlem rens. The 63yearold hall of famer has cowritten and is the executive producer of a documentary called on the shoulders of giants. My journey through the harlem renaissance kareem abdul jabbar, quincy jones, raymond obstfeld on.
The story of the greatest team you never heard of is a 2011 historical sports documentary film directed by deborah morales, written by kareem abduljabbar and anna. On the shoulders of giants interview with kareem abdul. Enjoy a rich lineup of tv shows and movies included with your prime membership. Kareem abdul jabbar, the nbaas alltime leading scorer and ny times bestselling author, invites us to witness the harlem renaissance as he shares his lifelong passion for the legends that inspired him to greatness. Kareem abduljabbar, the nbas alltime leading scorer and bestselling author, invites us to witness the harlem renaissance as he shares his lifelong passion for the legends that inspired him to greatness. The story of the greatest team you never heard of is a 2011 historical sports documentary film directed by deborah morales, written by kareem abduljabbar and anna waterhouse. The nbas alltime leading scorer and hall of famer kareem abduljabbar presents on the shoulders of giants the story of the greatest team you never heard of. Menu icon a vertical stack of three evenly spaced horizontal lines. Featuring and cowritten by kareem abdul jabbar, the doc sets the record straight about the harlem rens, the first african american professional basketball team to win a national championship. Kareem abduljabbar speaks out against athlete stereotypes. Go back with kareem to a time when jazz was harlemas soul and basketball was its heartbeat.
We sat down with nba legend kareem abdul jabbar to talk to him about his new documentary. Bill littlefield talks to nba legend kareem abdul jabbar about his new movie on the shoulders of giants. Kareem abduljabbar, the nbas alltime leading scorer and bestselling author, invites us. Kareem abduljabbar telling the story of the harlem. Kareem abdul jabbar took to the pages of cosmopolitan to speak out against stereotypes that are thrust upon athletes. The story of the greatest basketball team you never heard of the subtitle of sports doc on the shoulders of giants couldnt be more. Kareem abduljabbar on documentary, on the shoulders of. Go back with kareem to a time when jazz was harlems soul and basketball was its heartbeat. Bill littlefield talks to nba legend kareem abduljabbar about his new movie on the shoulders of giants. Kareem abduljabbar on documentary, on the shoulders of giants.
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