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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (/ k ə ˈ r iː m æ b ˈ d uː l dʒ ə ˈ b ɑːr / kə-REEM ab-DOOL jə-BAR; born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. (/ æ l ˈ s ɪ n d ər / al-SIN-dər); April 16, 1947) is an American former professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.
Apr 9, 2022 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, a six-time NBA champion and the league’s only 6x MVP. He is one of a handful of influential and respected black men in America who has a national platform as a regular contributing columnist for newspapers and magazines around the world, such as The Guardian and The Hollywood Reporter where he shares his thoughts on some of the most socially relevant and politically controversial topics facing our nation today...
Jun 2, 2024 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born April 16, 1947, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American collegiate and professional basketball player who, as a 7-foot 2-inch- (2.18-metre-) tall centre, dominated the game throughout the 1970s and early ’80s. (Read Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s Britannica essay on the New York Rens.) Alcindor played for Power Memorial ...
Apr 2, 2014 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on April 16, 1947, in New York City. The only son of Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr., a New York City policeman, and his wife, Cora, Alcindor ...
Feb 7, 2023 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did just that, including for LeBron James, who has laid claim to the N.B.A. career scoring record that Abdul-Jabbar had held so tight for nearly 39 years.
Sep 13, 2021 · On April 5, 1984, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar passed Wilt Chamberlain for No. 1 spot on NBA’s all-time scoring list. Abdul-Jabbar continued to average at least 20 points for the next six seasons. His ...
Abdul-Jabbar's trademark skyhook was so precise that he left defenders helpless, and the Captain's signature move is now widely considered basketball's most classic and lethal offensive weapon. He lofted the graceful shot over outstretched hands for the better part of four decades bringing finesse and agility to the center position, traits he substituted for brute force and strength.
