The San Francisco 49ers had a special visitor in Santa Clara for their sixth practice of training camp on Tuesday. The Niners welcomed NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to practice on Tuesday.
Brock Purdy, John Lynch, Arik Armstead and other members of the 49ers got the chance to meet and take pictures with the six-time NBA champion. Abdul Jabbar spoke to Kyle Shanahan and the team before they hit the locker room after practice.
That’s always a warning — because when people favor you. You kind of relax. You got to put in the work that you’ve been doing the whole time. That’s the reason they drafted you and got you here. So, I just want to tell you that talent is a wonderful thing but you got to put the hard work in to get the fruit from it. So, do that and I’ll get some really good seats for the Super Bowl and hopefully you guys will be on top.
Via @49ers on Twitter:
The 6x NBA Champion & 6x MVP is in the house.
Thanks for stopping by #49ersCamp @kaj33! pic.twitter.com/UCxojkEoeb
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) August 1, 2023
During his legendary NBA career, Abdul-Jabbar won six championships along with six Most Valuable Player awards, on top of two NBA Finals MVPs. Abdul-Jabbar also won at the college level, winning three National Championships under John Wooden. The former UCLA Bruin was a 19-time NBA All-Star and was named to the All-NBA First Team 10 times. At the time of his retirement, Abdul-Jabbar was the NBA’s all-time leader in points scored.
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