Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On Tonya Harding As A ‘DWTS’ Threat: ‘She Doesn’t Need To Break My Legs’
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar On Tonya Harding As A 'DWTS' Threat: 'She Doesn't Need To Break My Legs'
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is only days away from getting ready to cha cha on "Dancing with the Stars," and he's dishing details on who he sees as competition.
The all-athlete cast is stacked with people who will likely be strong dancing contenders, especially considering Mirai Nagasu, Adam Rippon and Tonya Harding are all figure skaters and have a heavy artistic and dancing background. The artistic nature of their sport requires them to take dance training, which is definitely different than Kareem's basketball skillset.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Says He's 'Healthy' 9 Years After Leukemia DiagnosisBut he told Access Live's Natalie Morales and Kit Hoover that he's not sweating the competition.
"Well, I'm not competing against Tonya in a way where she needs to break my legs so you know," Kareem said as he laughed. "Tonya tries to get along..