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sportingnews.com - 6/9/2009

Reverse the Curse: The 1985 NBA Finals

— sportingnews.com — With the Lakers in a commanding position to win their 15th title in franchise history, I take... you back 24 years to the day, when the Lakers secured their ninth and possibly sweetest NBA Championship with a dominant victory in the Boston Garden. Why ... (more) Reverse the Curse: The 1985 NBA Finals

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sports.espn.go.com - 6/10/2009

Secrets of the Skyhook

— sports.espn.go.com — The poster hung above my bedroom dresser, a painting lifelike in its details but abstract in concept,... the head and shoulders of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar leaning to the left as he tossed a hook shot against a backdrop of a cloud-spotted sky. In retrospect, ... (more) Secrets of the Skyhook

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slamdunkcentral.com - 6/11/2009

Slam Dunk Central Joins Forces With KareemAbdulJabbar.Com

— slamdunkcentral.com — There are certain players who are synonymous with the sports that they played. When we think of... Baseball Babe Ruth comes quickly to mind. As we see the calendar turn to early Autumn and the NFL gets into gear we of a certain age envision Johnny Unitas in all his glory. And when it comes to ... (more) Slam Dunk Central Joins Forces With KareemAbdulJabbar.Com

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ESPN.com - TrueHoop — ... Don Walker of the Journal Sentinel: "Eddie Doucette might be most famous for coming up with 'sky hook,' a phrase to describe Abdul-Jabbar's signature shot. Doucette may have come up with the phrase, and there are legions of fans who swear that he did, but it's Abdul-Jabbar who appears to be capitalizing on it now. Abdul-Jabbar, who works with the Los Angeles Lakers, has trademarked the phrase, according to his manager. And, according to the Los Angeles Times, which published a brief item on it recently, Abdul-Jabbar wants to sell apparel with the phrase for ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Sky Hook Patent A Sham
SPORTSbyBROOKS — ... It turns out Abdul-Jabbar trademarked the phrase “Sky Hook,” which is why I’ve been capitalizing it (Don’t want to get sued). He claims he’s been using the phrase since his high school days. But ask anyone else, and it only dates back to his time with the Milwaukee Bucks. And it isn’t even his to begin with. It’s fairly common knowledge that Eddie Doucette , longtime Bucks play-by-play man, came up with the term “Sky Hook.” Heck, he even explains where it came from:“I came up with that one during the double-overtime win in Game 6 of the ‘74 Finals. Back in the old Boston ...