NBA Hall-of-Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar will give the world a peek of his life when his new documentary, "Minority of One" on HBO this Thursday. Here are some of the most interesting exchange between the two sides.
With that said, the NBA Legend spoke with Bleacher Report about his new documentary and how has life been for him so far. First, he was asked why he chose "Minority of One" as the title for his documentary.
"That had to do with the fact that I've been, more or less, by myself with a lot of my opinions, initially," Abdul-Jabbar said. "Then everyone found maybe I was on the right track. I started out being, more or less, a voice alone in the wilderness.
Also, he addressed his relationship with the media and due to his opinionated nature, it is known that the chemistry between him and the press are not quite good. Hence, he was asked if things are different now.
"I think it's good. When I started playing, I had to deal with a very conservative core of press people who thought that athletes are out there to play the game and keep their mouths shut, except if they're answering questions the press wanted to ask," the Hall-of-Famer said.
"We had a place and we were supposed to stay in our place. I never agreed with that and I had my own opinions and I was willing to defend them, and I guess that made me somewhat of a maverick, and that's one of the reasons that the relationship was as difficult as it was."
Lastly, Kareem has been looking for a coaching gig since retiring and he answers why he hasn't get one until now.
"The NBA part of it always had to do with the fact that a lot of the teams felt that I was too much my own man, and I would be a difficult person to have as a head coach."
