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Will Smith was chastised by NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for hitting Chris Rock

Will Smith was chastised by NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for hitting Chris Rock. In a long piece published Tuesday on his SubStack, NBA star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar slammed Will Smith for hitting Chris Rock during the Academy Awards.

Smith’s slap had a reverberation effect on the entertainment business and the Black community as a whole, according to the Basketball Hall of Famer.