Kareem Abdul-Jabbar news
The gist
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar called out LeBron James' Mount Rushmore picks for leaving off Bill Russell and older legends.
The NBA legend's critique lands as a 2K27 card and a political Substack post also carry his name.
How it unfolded
- Oct 13, 2026Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Substack post "The Execution Will be Live-Streamed—or Will It?" was published, covering a public execution, Trump's Russian diesel scheme, Kimberly Guilfoyle allegations, and Trump losing the Nobel Peace Prize again.
- Oct 13, 2026Basketball Network published an article stating Kareem Abdul-Jabbar called out LeBron James' Mount Rushmore picks after LeBron left Bill Russell and older legends off his NBA Mount Rushmore.
- Oct 14, 2026NBA 2K27 Season 2 was announced, including a Pixel Cut Kareem Abdul-Jabbar card available via the Premier Exchange in MyTEAM.