USA: NBA Hall of Famer Kareem thinks Kaepernick 'wants to start playing again'

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USA: NBA Hall of Famer Kareem thinks Kaepernick 'wants to start playing again'

United States, Charlotte, NC

February 16, 2019 at 03:36 GMT +00:00 · Published

NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar believes that Colin Kaepernick settled the case with NFL (National Football League) because "he wants go back and start playing again," during a Hall of Fame event in Charlotte on Friday.

Kareem said the US quarterback, famous for taking one-knee during the national anthem, reached an agreement with the NFL in order reboot his career.

"He had to make to his demonstrations, but he's a quarterback and I think he should be working. He's a lot better than a number of the quarterbacks I see that have jobs now, so, something is wrong there" Abdul-Jabbar said.

The All-Star Weekend is a festival held mid-way through the regular NBA season with a variety of basketball events culminating in the final NBA All-Star game on Sunday night.

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NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar believes that Colin Kaepernick settled the case with NFL (National Football League) because "he wants go back and start playing again," during a Hall of Fame event in Charlotte on Friday.

Kareem said the US quarterback, famous for taking one-knee during the national anthem, reached an agreement with the NFL in order reboot his career.

"He had to make to his demonstrations, but he's a quarterback and I think he should be working. He's a lot better than a number of the quarterbacks I see that have jobs now, so, something is wrong there" Abdul-Jabbar said.

The All-Star Weekend is a festival held mid-way through the regular NBA season with a variety of basketball events culminating in the final NBA All-Star game on Sunday night.

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