Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf might have gone down as a footnote in ... with messages for social justice on the backs of jerseys and helmet stickers. “It’s a slap in the face, and it’s an insult ...

Of course, Abdul-Rauf gained an unfortunate notoriety ... Every time Nike puts out a Kaepernick shoe or jersey it sells out in hours. Mahmoud has never received a multimillion dollar endorsement ...

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf knew all of it was going to follow. He just didn’t know when and quite how quickly. Originally Chris Jackson, Abdul-Rauf is publicly re-exploring his nuanced legacy in ...

Zeke says Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf deserves more attention because of his status as an NBA mainstay in the 1990s. "People say this ...

Of all those players who starred in the NBA or didn’t, the story of Chris Jackson — who would embrace Islam, change his name to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf and become a sports lightening rod — is the ...

In 1993, he changed his name from Chris Jackson to Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf. In the historic arc of sports activism, Abdul-Rauf occupied a lonely, sometimes forgotten space between the civil rights ...

Showtime Sports Documentary Films presents Stand, the feature-length documentary that explores the life of basketball prodigy Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf – born Chris Jackson in Gulfport, Mississippi ...

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf has been speaking for years about his NBA career, his controversial stance against the national anthem in the 1990s, mental health and more. Those speaking engagements were ...

Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf ,#7 of the 3 Headed Monsters, looks on during warmups prior to the game against the Enemies in BIG3 Week 4 at Comerica Center on July 10, 2022 in Frisco, Tex. (Alex Bierens de ...

Two decades before NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick decided to take a knee during "The Star-Spangled Banner," it was former NBA player Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf whose career and life dramatically changed ...