38 sports personalities who are also 2019 TV and entertainment stars

Plenty of athletes have found their way into entertainment, creating a while new genre and business and brands opportunities.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar always has been more than an athlete. Long out of basketball, the former Bucks and Lakers star has become a cultural commentator. He wrote a novel about Mycroft Holmes and  was in an episode of “New Girl.”