Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf opens up about controversial NBA career

House burning: it would appear not enough has changed in the south between 1963 & 1996!

Rauf, my fellow human brother. Don’t blame the US for a dirty past. Keep reading. Every major country in existence has a dirty, murderous, racist past. But don’t associate the whole country and all it’s citizens like that. The worst people in our country are the politicians on both sides and the media. They together and complicit. You are a great player the true best shooter the league has ever seen. Don’t allow a religion to cloud your better judgement. Whatever it may be. God bless my fellow human brother. Love, peace and happiness will be your gifts. You still live here for a reason. If it was that bad you would have left long ago. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Mahmoud, a wonderful Muslim who cares about the Afterlife. I am proud of you! May Allah grant you salvation!

GIVE HIM THE HALL OF FAME!

He is a hero made to look like a villain.

May Allah (SWT) multiply his rewards for all his sacrifices.

THIS MAN IS A HERO❤CAN WE DO SOMETHING TO GET SOMETHING FROM CONGRESS FOR BRAVERY 💯

Lifelong journalists seem to develop short memories

The man is on point! Look what happens to all sportsmen who dare to speak up and stand their ground. Novak Djokovic for example...

Big 3 got em 👏🏽

can't talk about the atrocities United States was built on, the attempted genocide of Native Americans and the taking of their land, then building the rest on the backs of slaves, while sitting back building a system that is in favor of the white immigrants and their immigrant anchor babies they left here generations ago.

Amazing man real sad the people lost a lot

They did him bad in the league.

He is one of my favorite players

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Sad story.. He is one of the greats. So Sad that his career ended quickly.

MAR was the true legend,,,,,so much better thn iverson, rose or curry. IF he was playing today, he wud hv been a Superstar.

لا اله الا الله محمد رسول الله و عيسى ابن مريم رسول الله و كل الانيياء و الرسل رسل و انبياء من عند الله. سمعنا و اطعنا غقرانم ربنا و اليك المصير . لا نفرق بين احد من رسله. سبحان الله لم يلد و لم يولد و لم يكن له كفؤا احد هو الاول و الاخر و الظاهر و الباطن و هو بكل شيء عليم

Love what he stood for.

THIS DUDE RIGHT HERE. IS THE GOAT OF ALL SHOOTERS. I WILL TAKE HIM OVER STEPH OR KLAY. AND HE DID IT AGAINST JORDAN. HE SCORCHED JORDAN AND THE BULLS MORE YHAN AI DID. AI JUST DID THAT CROSS OVER. THIS DID ALOT WITHOUT PICKS. HE WAS ARMED AND DANGEROUS. CHECK HIS WORK OUT.

kaepernick is sort of the mahmoud abdul-rauf of his era

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Before Colin Kaepernick there was Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf.

Where were all these "white allies" when this happened back then? No everyone's coming out speaking up for him. He was Colin Kaepernick before Colin Kaepernick.

Great player

The fact that the US allows the kkk to still exist today is disgusting. Not surprised at all that he stood up against the US hipocracy

Dude was Steph Curry before Steph Curry

Great player! I saw him face off against Gerald Glass in Oxford, Mississippi. Personally, I find it a shame that he let his left-wing politics get in the way of his basketball career. Most fans don't like being lectured to.

If he felt such a strong conviction to stand against the US, he should have stopped accepting paychecks to entertain its citizens, renounced his citizenship, and moved to a country under Islamic rule like Iran.

May allah grant him jannah

WE LOVE YOU BROTHER!! 🙏☝️👍

“Families were hurt, people lost income, reputations were destroyed” he forgot to add, “all because of my actions” lol the US is so repugnant that you can’t even stand for the anthem, but once they say “okay, leave then” he back tracked quick and started standing. The definition of a sellout.

Nice guy. But absolutely was correct for the nba to black ball him. At least he accepted his punishment for his beliefs vs Kaepernick who wanted to force his way back into the league

Purest shooter...

Most don't know but this guy was also Kyries godfather.

Racist David stern.. There actions proved why he refuse to stand in the first place

This guy is the more respectable in the nba ,not Michael Jordan !remember when he kick the bulls like a high school team!

The fact that he received so much hate and had his home burned down is proof that what he was fighting against is still a major part of the world we live in.

"Racsim doesn't exist."

Yeah, tell that to the guy who just had his home burned down by the klan.

I loved to watch him play and I fully supported the stand he took. I'm happy that he still has the same consciousness and grace that he did in the past. Seeing him reminds me of why I was such a fan of his.

My favorite player ever!🔥🔥🔥🔥🏀

He has aged well. Anyone know what his diet is???

i met him today he is so nice

This dude will average 40 in today's game

went to school with his son real stand up guy raised his sons well!

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What a great feeling being used by 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼and blessed to really get it thank you sir you life is so inspiring 👏👏👏👏👏

This guy is a Legend

The irony is that if he did this today he’d be on the cover of SI, and teams would be fighting to sign him. What a tragedy. He made me fall in love with the game when I randomly turned on ESPN in 1988 and watched him drop 53 points on Florida in only his 4th or 5th game of his freshman year at LSU

Sue the NBA reputation of religion damage

one of the smartest and real people out there.... and yet his story and his stand have been hidden...