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It feels like the first time. (Kareem's Comeback).(Brief Article)
It's odd that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is announcing college hoops--and has reclaimed the title of Tallest Network Analyst from Bill Walton, effective with N.C. State-Duke last Saturday on CBS--just now.
Kareem's Hall of Fame career ended in 1989, and he never was considered a great communicator. "I didn't have much to say as a player. I just wanted to play and go home," explains Abdul-Jabbar, 55. And it has been a decade since he donned a headset, for ESPN's late-late Big Mondays; Kareem was prone to going mute for three or four possessions, and Mr. Skyhook got the hook after one season.
Still, marquee value convinced CBS to hire him through the NCAA Tournament and waive its edict against three-man booths. Network boss Sean McManus says, "The only variable was how ...
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