Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Sky Hook Patent A Sham
Say “Sky Hook” and you think Kareem. The indefensible shot is tied forever with the man who mastered it. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar made millions off the Sky Hook. But should he be making money off of the phrase itself, especially when he’s not the one who came up with it?
It turns out Abdul-Jabbar trademarked the phrase “Sky Hook,” which is why I’ve been capitalizing it (Don’t want to get sued). He claims he’s been using the phrase since his high school days. But ask anyone else, and it only dates back to his time with the Milwaukee Bucks. And it isn’t even his to begin with.
