West considers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s trademark skyhook the most unique and effective shot in basketball history. That no other player has mastered this technique baffles West, who shares other interesting information about the former Laker star, such as that Abdul-Jabbar as a fourth-grader corresponded with Wilt Chamberlain when Wilt played at the University of Kansas and that Abdul-Jabbar, who grew up in New York City, was a Boston Celtics fan and entered the NBA just a few months after the Celtics’ Bill Russell retired. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks and teamed there with Oscar Robertson.
