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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( / kəˈriːm æbˈduːl dʒəˈbɑːr / kə-REEM ab-DOOL jə-BAR; born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. ( / ælˈsɪndər / 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 Angeles ...
Feb 8, 2023 · According to Abdul-Jabbar, he was inspired by Malcolm X and secretly changed his name back in 1968 and made it known to the public two years later. He was 24 years old when he changed his...
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).
Apr 2, 2014 · Who Is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? A dominant high school basketball player, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was recruited to play at UCLA and led the Bruins to three national titles.
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.”
May 21, 2018 · Learn about the life and achievements of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, one of the greatest basketball players of all time. Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor in 1947, he changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971 and became a Muslim.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, also called (until 1971) Lew Alcindor, (born April 16, 1947, New York, N.Y., U.S.), U.S. basketball player. During his college career at UCLA, his team lost only two games, and he led it to three national championships (1967–69).
