Oakland High boys basketball and Oakland Tech girls basketball teams got a visit from NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after winning state titles. via AnthonyTVSports
Oakland High's basketball team won its first-ever title and Oakland Tech's ladies squad claimed its third straight championship.The six-time NBA champion and Los Angeles Lakers great gifted coaches from both teams an autograph of his iconic No. 33 jersey.Sign up for NBC Bay Area’s Housing Deconstructed newsletter.
"I'm a throwback Lakers fan," said Orlando Watkins, Oakland High's head coach."I've watched him for years play and to finally meet him and get a jersey signed by him is huge." The Oakland High School boys basketball team and Oakland Tech High School girls basketball team captured CIF state championships Friday night at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento.
There was little talk of basketball during the visit. Instead the Hall-of-Fame basketball player who made the skyhook famous stressed the importance of hitting the books rather than hitting buckets. "My hope is that they get an understanding that education is key to success," Abdul-Jabbar said."And that science engineering, technology and math are good fields to focus on."
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