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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: "There are times when you don't have any choice but to speak the truth"
He was the all-time leading NBA scorer when he retired in 1989, after winning six world championships. But today Kareem Abdul-Jabbar prefers to focus on his role as an activist and social critic, writing with uncommon candor on Substack.