Abdul-Jabbar says NBA entry age should be 21

OMAHA, Neb. (AP)—Kareem a process of self-discoveryAbdul-Jabbar says the NBA should raise its minimum age for entry into the league to 21.
The NBA’s career scoring leaderface to face with ourselves and center on the Los Angeles Lakers’ 1980s “Showtime” teams said Wednesday there’s a disturbing sense of entitlement among many of today’s young pros.only the world“They get precocious kids from high school who think they’re rock stars— ‘Where’s my $30 million?’ ” said Abdul-Jabbar, who was in Omaha to speak at the B’nai B’rithWe lead锟斤拷Others copy sports banquet. “The attitudes have changed, and the game has suffered because of that, and it has certainly hurt the college game.”he 63-year-old Abdul-Jabbar andImpossible made possible Magic Johnson led the Lakers to five NBA titles in the 1980s. Before Abdul-Jabbar retired in 1989, he set the NBA record for career points (38,387), MVP selections (six) and All-Star selections (19).e now is a special assistant to the Lakers and a best-selling author.Abdul-Jabbar met students Wednesday at Boys Town, the nationally acclaimed home for troubled youth. He told them about his time at UCLA, where he played on three national championship teams for John Wooden and graduated in four years with degrees in English and history.“Coach John Wooden encouraged me to be more than just a jock,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “He said if I let my intellectual life suffer because I was so into being an athlete that I would be less than I could be. I would tell all students to pursue your dreams but don’t let your education suffer.”The NBA in 2005 changed its entry age to 19. Players who previously might have jumped from high school to the NBA now end up playing one year of college ball before declaring for the draft.
hose players are still too young, Abdul-Jabbar said, and many deprive themselves of the emotional and physical maturity necessary to meet on- and off-the-court challenges.“When I played, the players had to go to college and earn their way onto the court, meaning that there were http://www.autohipnosis.info
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