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Pat Riley admits he cheated in a high school game against Lew Alcindor: "Kareem till this day will never admit it was fair"


Published on 2024-12-03 06:35:49 - Terrence Williams, N@N
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  • Pat Riley reflects on his high school victory over Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a controversial moment that evolved into a legendary player-coach partnership in the NBA.

Pat Riley, the former NBA coach and executive, admitted to cheating during a high school basketball game against Lew Alcindor, now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In the game, Riley, who was playing for Schenectady High School, was part of a strategy to intentionally foul Alcindor, then a star player for Power Memorial Academy, to keep him off the court. This tactic was employed because Alcindor was significantly taller and more skilled than most of his peers, making him nearly unguardable. Riley confessed that to this day, he believes the game was not fair, and he has never admitted to Alcindor that the fouls were part of a deliberate strategy to neutralize his impact on the game. This revelation came during a discussion on the "Pat McAfee Show," where Riley reflected on his competitive nature and the lengths he went to in order to win.

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