--- 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: 2026-08-19T07:45:50.246Z 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=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 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=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Watch Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Take a Jab at Donald Trump > Sponsored content. 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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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