Kareem was a Celtics fan during his high school days

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And One And One posted 6/3/2008 from www.usatoday.com [flag]
"I saw my first Celtics-Lakers rivalry game in 1969," Abdul-Jabbar recalled Sunday, referring to a matchup in the NBA finals a few months after he completed his college career at UCLA. "I never had a hatred for them. When I was in high school, I was a Celtics fan. I got to meet (then-Boston stars) Bill Russell, (John) Havlicek, (Bob) Cousy, those guys, when I was in ninth grade." [link]

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