Former National Basketball Association champion Stephen Jackson has entereda new phase of life as he has converted to Islam.

Jackson, 42, posted a video on his Instagram. In the video, he was seenattending a ceremony of Masjid Ibn Uthaymeen in Philadelphia. He explainedit as “one of the best days of his life.”

Jackson retired from the NBA in 2015 after contributing 17 years of hislife. He has played 14 seasons in the NBA itself. Moreover, the star is asignificant member of the San Antonio Spurs team which won the NBAchampionship in the 2002-3 season.

Baron Davis, one of Jackson’s former Golden State Warrior teammates, hasdescribed him as “the leader of this team and if you ask anyone on thisteam, he is the heart and soul of this team.”

Stephen Jackson once talked about his decision to convert to Islam, “If Ican stand up for a change in the world and everybody coming together andstanding together and making history with protests and knocking on somedoors down to get social justice and change some of these laws – if thePresident ain’t going to do it, hey I’ll stand up and do it”.