--- title: DNC: Watch Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Take a Jab at Donald Trump description: Retired professional basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. canonical: https://time.com/4429945/watch-kareem-abdul-jabbar-take-a-jab-at-donald-trump/ author: TIME Staff article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-07-29T03:09:37.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T23:38:54.668Z article:section: Politics og:title: Watch Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Take a Jab at Donald Trump og:description: "I know that Donald Trump couldn't tell the difference." og:url: https://time.com/4429945/watch-kareem-abdul-jabbar-take-a-jab-at-donald-trump/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdcbefe50e982bef7/6988a0380b72e37ce36ea73b/gettyimages-584273934-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Retired professional basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabaar addresses delegates on the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center on July 28, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Take a Jab at Donald Trump twitter:description: "I know that Donald Trump couldn't tell the difference." twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltdcbefe50e982bef7/6988a0380b72e37ce36ea73b/gettyimages-584273934-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Take a Jab at Donald Trump by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 29, 2016 3:09 AM UTC  Retired professional basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabaar addresses delegates on the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center on July 28, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Retired professional basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabaar addresses delegates on the fourth and final day of the Democratic National Convention at Wells Fargo Center on July 28, 2016 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.SAUL LOEB—AFP/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Jul 29, 2016 3:09 AM UTC Retired professional basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar took the stage at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia, where he took a jab at Republican nominee Donald Trump. “Hello everyone. I’m Michael Jordan, and I’m here with Hillary,” Abdul-Jabbar said. “I said that because I know that Donald Trump couldn’t tell the difference.” Abdul-Jabbar is the National Basketball Association’s all-time leading scorer and a six-time NBA championship winner. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who he was there to speak about, [appointed Abdul-Jabbar as a U.S. Cultural Ambassador in 2012](http://www.kareemabduljabbar.com/speaker). 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