Abdul-Jabbar Nets His 1st Three-Pointer
In a game against the Phoenix Suns, Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scored the first -- and only -- three-pointer of his National Basketball Assn. career. The long-awaited achievement came four days after Abdul-Jabbar scored his 36,000th point. The Hall of Fame center, six-time NBA Most Valuable Player and master of the skyhook scored a league record 38,387 points in 20 seasons before retiring in 1989.
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