HOLLYWOOD, CA - NOVEMBER 15: Dee Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks onstage during the Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Vocals Competition 2015 at Dolby Theatre on November 15, 2015 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz)Rachel Murray/Getty Images

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Says He's Michael Jordan in Donald Trump Joke at DNC

Matt Fitzgerald

Jul 28, 2016

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's all-time leading scorer, still knows how to get buckets in the political arena.

Speaking at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia on Thursday night, Abdul-Jabbar had a message for Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump (via CNN):

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"I'm Michael Jordan, and I'm here with Hillary [Clinton]. I said that because I know that Donald Trump couldn't tell the difference," Abdul-Jabbar said.

Abdul-Jabbar, 69, wrote a column in the Hollywood Reporter on June 1 in which he likened Trump to a reality TV star. Incorporating another NBA legend into his Trump joke at the DNC was some next-level material.