Posted on 03/27/2020 4:33:21 PM PDT by conservative98
Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is experiencing a very similar phenomenon shared among many during the coronavirus outbreak. That would be none other than sports withdrawal.
Abdul-Jabbar, 72, shared his thoughts on going through the absence of sports. All major leagues in the United States have suspended operations. The NBA and NHL stopped their season with less than one-third of the season to go. MLB halted spring training and the hiatus has now extended into the original Opening Day date. Meanwhile, the NCAA canceled the annual March Madness national championship.
The actor and author penned a column in The Hollywood Reporter about what hes doing to cope during his self-isolation time with sports. Hes mainly been rewatching movies. To re-create the thrill of sports competitions and all the sweaty and tearful drama they entail, Abdul-Jabbar wrote. Ive taken to rewatching my favorite sports movies.
(Excerpt) Read more at clutchpoints.com ...
He’s suffered a lifelong syndrome of ABMRJ syndrome if you ask me. More commonly known as Angry Black Man Racist Jerk syndrome. And he is all that too.
He can try discovering a sport he hasn’t watched before.
Curling.
Darts.
Billiards.
Archery.
Water Polo
Cricket.
Gaelic Football.
Try one and discover hours of videos on YouTube of matches.
He could see Roger Murdock starring.
I thought this article was going to discuss Jabbar having a hard time no longer playing pro sports. I could see that being a difficult struggle for many retired sports figures.
It’s an intense way of life with high stakes. You are being watched on TV as you play. It’s like giving up show business, except you age out of it. Once in a while, you find an ex pro athlete who uses that fame and goes on to become successful in a completely different field. George Forman is one of those.
My sports addict wife has bouts of withdrawal. Mostly from the local 5ks.
I’m not bothered at all.
No crazy driving on Saturday mornings doing transport to oddball locations, no drop off and pick ups for baseball downtown.
I really don’t miss it. I still like to reminisce about the sports I grew up with, but the modern version of most sports really don’t do as much for me.
I have watched a few classic Alcoa Fantastic Finishes from the 70s and early 80s.
Maybe Lew Alcindor should have learned to read instead of playing sportsball.
Poor famous millionaire
He suffers from a lot more than that. Stupid cannot be cured.
Usually, we only see Abdul-Jabbar's name in the news when he's complaining about racism.
Once the IOC was exposed as being more corrupt than the UN, and they allowed professionals in, and the Soviet Union fell, the Olympics have become meh.
Around 1992, I worked with a guy from Indiana at a Summer retreat. He was a big blond headed country boy. I asked him about that movie.
He said it was basically true tho they changed some of the names. He also said he had played in those actual gyms.
Well it was pretty unfair when they allowed the commie bloc "amateurs" vs our college kids.
Non essentials
LOL! Lot of that going around...
Very exciting post.....
“I’m sorry, son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I’m the co-pilot.”
“The hell I don’t! LISTEN, KID! I’ve been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I’m out there busting my buns every night! Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes!”
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