8/10
Pieces of a Man
20 May 2022
Out of all the Lakers players of that golden basketball era. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar still remains relevant today.

He writes thoughtful and reflective pieces on sports and racism.

Maybe the real Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is not as sullen as he appears in this show. After all he was happy to poke fun of himself in Airplane!

This episode examines how important the Muslim faith is to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. How he reacted to racial violence that he experienced in his youth.

There are tensions between Kareem, Magic Johnson and McKinney. It is Magic Johnson who is enthusiastic about the new way of playing and as the season begins, the Lakers get results.

Another very good episode and a good performance from Solomon Hughes as he delves into the complexity of his character.
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