It will be a celebration of Showtime, past and present.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will be honored at halftime of UCLA’s game against Arizona on Saturday afternoon at Pauley Pavilion for recently receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor. The Bruins legend will address a capacity crowd that’s expected to include onetime Lakers teammate Magic Johnson.
“You can’t ask for a better stage than that,” UCLA point guard Lonzo Ball said.
Abdul-Jabbar will be featured on T-shirts distributed to students and posters given to all fans in attendance.