An curved arrow pointing right. NBA legend and "Mycroft Holmes" author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks about why the movie "Airplane" is still so popular today, and a crazy thing that happened to him ...

NBA legend and "Mycroft Holmes" author Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks about why the movie "Airplane" is still so popular today, and a crazy thing that happened to him one time on a flight.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played Roger Murdock opposite Leslie Nielsen in Airplane!. In spite of this being one of the legendary Los Angeles Lakers center's first big roles, he had a pretty substantial ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: 'Airplane' (1980) Role: Co-pilot Roger Murdock Memorable scene: Joey, a boy invited into the cockpit, recognizes him as Kareem. After denying that he is the basketball star ...