In the history of the NBA, there are some really impressive accomplishments but few were more impressive than blocking Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s skyhook.
It was first of all a shot delivered by a man who was 7-2 and elegantly athletic. He mastered the hook shot in a way that no one before and certainly no one since ever did or even came close to doing.
And he could shoot it from just about anywhere and with either hand. It was the greatest offensive weapon in basketball history and it’s not even close.
But while it was a superbly polished weapon released at a great height and with an even higher arc, it wasn’t impossible to block.