Will Smith slapping Chris Rock has been the most talked-about incident ever since it happened during the Oscars. Several celebrities have been asked about their view on the topic and we have seen a variety of answers from them. During the premiere of ‘They Call Me Magic’, Kareem Abdul Jabbar was asked about the slap from Will Smith.

Kareem said, “It just felt that Will’s wife really should have been given some consideration as to how she felt about it and what she wanted to do about it. They just ignored her altogether and I didn’t think that made much sense. She’s the one that would’ve been offended if it was offensive…”

One fan commented, “He do have a point…many good poits 👍☺”. 

Another said, “Kareem is a pretty smart guy.”.

Kareem was also asked about the start of his partnership with Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson. 

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And, Kareem replied, “After the first, I’d say 5 or 10 games that we played I knew better things were happening. And it kept getting better and you know we won the world championship that year. And went on to win 4 more. So it wouldn’t have happened without Earvin, it wouldn’t have happened without the lot of the guys on the team you know. A great combination of guys that worked together hard and we love each other and we sacrificed for each other.”.  

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Magic Earvin Johnson

In 1980, when Kareem ‘The Skyhook’ and ‘Magic’ Johnson played together for the Lakers, they managed to win 60 regular-season games. 

And they won the NBA championship that year where Earvin Johnson won the finals MVP award. He is the only rookie ever to win the finals MVP award. 

They have won 4 more NBA championships together in the years, 1982, 1985, 1987, and 1988.  

After retiring at the age of 42 in 1989, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar still holds the record for the most points scored. 

In 1560 games Kareem has a career average of 24.6 points per game, 7.9 rebounds per game, and 3.6 assists per game. 

His skyhooks are one of the lethal and unguardable moves in the game of basketball. While many players tried to emulate it, they couldn’t.

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In 906 games Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson has a career average of 19.5 points per game, 7.2 rebounds per game, and 11.2 assists per game.

‘They Call Me Magic’ is a docuseries that shows the on the court and off the court incidents of Earvin Johnson through interviews with ‘Magic’, fellow players, friends, and family.