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Kareem cracks Kobe joke at Shaq ceremony

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The NBA's all-time leading scorer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, should get a Netflix comedy special if he keeps dropping jokes like he did Friday night at Shaquille O'Neal's statue unveiling outside Staples Center.

"Some people thought the odds of Kobe Bryant showing up today were the same as Shaq sinking a free throw," said Abdul-Jabbar.

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Well, The Black Mamba was in attendance for the momentous occasion, and had a chuckle over the gem of a line.

O'Neal only converted 52.7 percent of his free throws during his eight seasons with the Lakers, by the way.

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