Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is scheduled to appear at the NBA Store on Fifth Avenue Thursday, where he will be interviewed on Sirius Satellite Radio at about 2:30 p.m.
Thursday also marks the debut at the store of what sounds like a cool exhibit about vintage basketball cards.
Why do I not just insist these friendly p.r. people buy ads in Newsday if they want people to know this stuff? I don't know.
I guess I figured some of you might find it interesting if you happen to be in the neighbhorhood.
Click below for part of the news release on the card thing.
The NBA Store is giving fans a unique opportunity to get an up-close look at some of the rarest NBA trading cards from the past 60 years with “Where Trading Cards Happen” – an exhibit that pays tribute to one of America’s oldest hobbies – collecting and trading cards.
“Where Trading Cards Happen” opens Thursday, May 8, and features some of the first NBA trading cards ever produced, including the rookie cards of George Mikan from 1948 and Pete Maravich from 1970-71, as well as a Wilt Chamberlain card from 1970-71.
Displaying vintage cards that have only been seen by the most avid card collectors, the exhibit spans cards of players from the late 1940s to present day. Fans can see cards of the NBA’s 50 Greatest Players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Karl Malone and Jerry West, as well as cards of today’s stars such as Kobe Bryant, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, LeBron James and Chris Paul.
The exhibit also showcases some of the current trends in card collecting, such as autographed cards and cards featuring a piece of the player’s actual game-worn jersey.