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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 basketball player.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the Lakers' primary half-court option. The most important component of Showtime was the Lakers' fast break. [12] In a typical sequence, rebounders such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kurt Rambis, and A.C. Green would quickly release an outlet pass to Johnson, who would race down the court and distribute the ball to players such as Jamaal Wilkes, James Worthy, Byron Scott, and ...
Chase Center – "The Gatehouse" (Name of the front entrance to the stadium) [260] (Warriors moving from Oracle Arena as of 2019/2020 season) Chesapeake Energy Arena – "Loud City" [261] Chicago Stadium – "The Madhouse on Madison (Street)" Crypto.com Arena – "The Crypt" [262] FedExForum – "The Grindhouse" [263] Alico Arena – Dunk City ...
The former Marquette University star was bestowed the ... Doucette referred to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as "The King" and coined the term that would forever be associated with Abdul-Jabbar, the ...
I'm Kareem Maddox, professional basketball player — and kinda named after Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Brennan: And I’m Matt Brennan, TV editor of the Los Angeles Times. I'm named after the Catholic ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ranks among the NBA's all-time leaders in points scored, minutes and games played, and rebounds, and he led his teams to six NBA titles.. Some of his records are getting ...
After leading the Bucks to the 1971 NBA championship, teamed up with legendary point guard Oscar Robertson, Alcindor, who had converted to Islam, changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In 1975, Abdul-Jabbar was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers, and, after the arrival of point guard Magic Johnson in 1980, formed part of a new Lakers dynasty ...
Somewhere along the line, NBA discourse just forgot about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as debates over the Greatest Of All Time shifted instead to Michael Jordan and LeBron James for no other reason but time.