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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 Los ...
Sep 13, 2021 · His list of personal and team accomplishments is perhaps the most awesome in league history: Rookie of the Year, member of six NBA championship teams, six-time NBA MVP, two-time NBA Finals MVP,...
Sep 13, 2021 · Before the 1971-72 season Alcindor converted from Catholicism to Islam and took the name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, which means “noble, powerful servant.”
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.
Jun 2, 2024 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American collegiate and professional basketball player who dominated the game in the 1970s and early ’80s. He set numerous NBA records during his 20-year career, including most field goals made (15,837), most minutes played (57,446), and most MVP awards won (6).
Feb 7, 2023 · His N.B.A. career scoring record has been broken, but his legacy of activism and his expansion of Black athlete identity endure. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar defied the one-dimensional stereotypes...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. The world may never again see an athlete dominate a sport for as long and as masterfully as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. From the time he stepped onto the court as Lew Alcindor at Power Memorial High School in his native New York City, to the years he owned college basketball at UCLA, to the time he retired as the NBA's all-time ...
Feb 16, 2022 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s skyhook is one of basketball’s all-time greatest weapons. He helped lead the Milwaukee Bucks to an NBA title in 1971, the third year of the franchise’s existence....
Apr 5, 2022 · The man who arrived in the league in 1969 — already famous for his exploits at Power Memorial High in New York and dominance en route to three NCAA titles at UCLA — will be thrust back into...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, played 21 seasons in the NBA, retiring as the league’s all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points. To this day, that record still stands, his...
