La Bomba Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 The Grizzlies added star power to their roster in the offseason with Allen Iverson. Now, they might be on the verge of hiring a Hall of Famer for the coaching staff. Legendary NBA center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar sat in on the Grizzlies’ practice this morning. The NBA's all-time leading scorer will entertain joining the organization, several sources confirmed. Grizzlies management had no comment about Abdul-Jabbar’s presence. Memphis, however, asked for and received permission from the Los Angeles Lakers to speak with Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar, 62, is under contract with the Lakers after having tutored Andrew Bynum over the past several seasons. But the Los Angeles Daily News reported earlier this month that Abdul-Jabbar’s interaction with Bynum would decrease and he’d take a lesser role with the Lakers this season. The Griz have three centers — two of whom are considered projects — who could benefit from Abdul-Jabbar’s knowledge and experience. Marc Gasol, Hamed Haddadi and rookie Hasheem Thabeet met Abdul-Jabbar for dinner Sunday night. Abdul-Jabbar was to meet with Griz head coach Lionel Hollins this afternoon. http://www.commercialappeal.com/news/2009/oct/26/grizzlies-talks-kareem-abdul-jabar-about-joining-s/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Force Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Bynum's already said he wouldn't be training with Jabbar with frequency this year, so I can see why Jabbar would be willing to leave after having so much history with us. He could def. help out Hasheem a lot as well, along side their other centers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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