Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Get Statue Outside Staples Center

The Los Angeles Lakers have a history of immortalizing franchise greats with statues outside of Staples Center. Well, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar should start preparing to make a speech.

The Los Angeles Times is reporting that the Lakers will unveil a statue featuring Abdul-Jabbar outside of Staples Center at some point during the 2012-13 season. The team already has statues honoring Magic Johnson, Chick Hearn and Jerry West on Star Plaza at Staples Center, and the 19-time All-Star center was obviously next in line.

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