Filed under: Basketball
According to various reports, including TMZ, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is upset with Upper Deck, a trading card company, and is suing them for $1 million. According to the suit, Upper Deck used six photos of Abdul-Jabbar during his college years without permission. The photos were part of a trading card series called "Greats of the Game," which also had Adul-Jabbar's name and signature.
"Abdul-Jabbar never authorized the production of the cards," the suit reads according to Courthouse News. "In fact, at all times, Upper Deck was fully aware that Abdul-Jabbar had never authorized Upper Deck to use his photograph, name and signature for college-themed cards, and Abdul-Jabbar had previously rejected Upper Deck's request for such authorization."
Upper Deck has yet to respond to the allegations.
In the meantime, Abdul-Jabbar, now 63, is still battling a form of leukemia. He is joining forces with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to raise money for cancer research. In his own case, he's doing fine in managing the disease:
"The trick is to stay on top if it," he told New York Daily News' Bill Gallo. "And there is always that thought of doing everything my doctors tell me to do."
Abdul-Jabbar is asking fans to join his team and participate in the Late Night Walks that happen nationwide. Will you join?