The Los Angeles Lakers won titles again thanks in large part to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s continued interaction throughout the 1980s. Kareem is truly outstanding for having played the game at some point, and his effect on the Lakers is recounted by in full on HBO’s ‘Triumphant Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty’. The ten-part docuseries also delves into Kareem’s relationship with his then-accomplice Cheryl Pistono, who fundamentally affected his life off the court. All in all, we should find out more about her then, so shall we?
Who is Cheryl Piston? Cheryl was originally from LaSalle, Illinois, and she left her common family when she was 16 years old. She later, at that time, moved to the West Coast and attended high school there. She spoke about her time there and said that she got “into the lap of luxury. Hanging out at Hugh Hefner’s house, weekends in Vegas, stuff like that.” Cheryl eventually became a Buddhist and met Kareem in 1977. At first, her match seemed unlikely due to their differences. She was about a decade younger and had almost zero perception of the ball. In fact, Cheryl didn’t notice Kareem from the start.
He later spoke about his first meeting with Kareem, saying, “I cared so little about it because I never loved people who were in the gaming mindset and despite everything else, clearly he was. He anticipated that it should fall on him. The ladies usually had it, but on one occasion he gave me a rose from his nursery. He wasn’t joking like damn! I thought, sweetheart, I must make this guy laugh. All he could imagine was not to hurt her.”
Throughout their relationship, Kareem spoke about how much Cheryl had meant so much to her life, far more than her mentors, educators, or colleagues. At the time, Kareem had not been living with his better half, Habiba, since around 1973, and it was Cheryl who convinced him to file for legal separation. She also talked to him about being a player and a pioneer and how he had to pay attention to what others had to say.
The couple remained together until 1984 and had a son, Amir. In the late 1980s, Kareem sued his previous business supervisor, Thomas Collins. Cheryl said at the time: “There is certainly a lot of lying, a ton of duplicity. I used to ask, ‘Wait a second, what is this person (Collins) running away from this?’ Kareem never asked those kinds of questions. I did, and Tom Collins tried to prevent it.”
Where could Cheryl Pistono be now? After breaking up with Kareem, Cheryl married Steven Jenkins in 1985 and had a son with him. However, she remained friendly with Kareem, saying, “The reason we have an extraordinary relationship is because I don’t drag him down as the days go by and stuff. Doing that would lead to more problems. . . . We made a deal as a result of our son. That was a higher priority than anything we didn’t like about each other.” While her current marital status is indistinct, Cheryl appears to live in Los Angeles, California, and her Facebook profile specifies that she is self-employed.
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