3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

3. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is another extremely skilled big that was able to find ways to make him unstoppable on the hardwood. Some would say that he's the greatest and most skilled big to ever compete in the NBA. Kareem's patented skyhook became his signature shot as he was able to hit it from virtually anywhere on the court. Abdul-Jabbar was originally drafted first overall in the 1969 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He spent six years with the franchise before signing a contract with the LA Lakers in 1975 and closing out his career with the west coast team in 1989.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was able to earn six NBA Championships, six NBA MVPs, two NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Awards, and nineteen NBA All-Star appearances. Not to mention, Kareem holds the record for most points all-time with a total of 38,387. He's a Lakers legend and one of the greatest to ever do it.

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Did You Know...

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Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.

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Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.

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Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.

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Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.

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