Adam Abdul-Jabbar, son of Los Angeles Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, has been charged with multiple offenses resulting from an altercation in which he allegedly stabbed his neighbor in June. Adam Abdul-Jabbar was charged with three felonies of assault with a deadly weapon, one felony of carrying a dagger or dagger and three improvements of inflicting serious personal injury, according to the Los Angeles CBS.
If convicted, he could face up to nine years and eight months in prison. The alleged incident occurred on June 9 when Adam Abdul-Jabbar’s 60-year-old neighbor, with whom he shares a driveway, confronted the NBA legend’s son about taking out the trash cans. The conversation ended with Adam Abdul-Jabbar allegedly attacking the man with a hunting knife and stabbing him numerous times.
The neighbor was left with multiple injuries, including a fractured skull and a brain hemorrhage. According to CBS in Los Angeles, he collapsed in front of the emergency room when he arrived at a local hospital.
Adam Abdul-Jabbar is reportedly expected to be arraigned in September. He is one of five sons of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and appeared alongside the Lakers legend in an episode of “Full House” in 1995.
