Lakers Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Opens Up on the Financial Model of His Post NBA Journalism Stint

Lakers legend and NBA Hall of Famer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a decorated writer. After his retirement, Kareem decided to write books, novels, and even scripts. His passion for writing is beyond anyone’s expectations. Kareem has been awarded for his work multiple times. Not only does he have his own column, but he has also set up a subscription plan for readers.

While he posts articles daily for his free as well as paid subscribers, recently Kareem opened up on his paid plans. His fans had been asking questions about the subscriptions to which Kareem replied with a convincing note.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a team that helps him with his articles

Even though Kareem is the one behind the fine articles published on Substack, he has a team that solidifies the written piece. The article that people read goes through the editor first.

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Though Kareem has multiple awards that he has won in journalism, an editor is essential. On top of editors, Kareem has a photo assistant who helps get the right images for his articles.

In today’s era, people make all sorts of content on the internet. From writing articles to YouTube videos, each content creator has people helping them produce the best possible content. Similar to this, Kareem has people helping him publish very fine articles. For quality content, people have a choice to pay for a subscription. This little amount helps the creator in many ways. It helps the team, the creator himself, and also the subscriber who gets perks.

Kareem has monthly, annual and other subscription plans set up for the keen readers. These days the main source of entertainment comes from paid platforms. Stressing on the amount of his subscription, Kareem compared his plan’s worth to a cost of a hamburger.

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Subscribing to one’s premium content isn’t a waste of money, but it is up to people if they find it worth their time.

The Big ‘A’ is an astonishing writer. He writes on topics that he would want to share his thoughts on. From basketball to even politics, his interests are diverse.