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[280] His name change further eroded his public image in the United States, mostly in white areas. [ 281 ] In 1998, Abdul-Jabbar reached a settlement after he sued Miami Dolphins running back Karim Abdul-Jabbar (now Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar , born Sharmon Shah) because he felt Karim was profiting off the name he made famous by having the Abdul ...
a Before the 1971–72 season, Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. [552] He missed the 1973 All-Star Game for personal reasons. [553] b When Hakeem Olajuwon arrived in the United States, the University of Houston
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (formerly Lew Alcindor) with the Los Angeles Lakers in the late 1980s Baron Davis with the Golden State Warriors in 2008 Mark Eaton with the Utah Jazz c. 1988 Gail Goodrich with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1973 Jrue Holiday with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2021 Marques Johnson with the Bruins in 1977.
The jersey is the last one he wore while known as Lew Alcindor. He announced before the following season that he wanted to be called by his Muslim name moving forward.
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Alcindor is a surname. Notable people with the name include: Aurelie Alcindor (born 1994), Mauritian sprinter; Barbara Alcindor, French singer and lead singer of the pop band French Affair; John Alcindor (1873–1924), Trinidadian physician; Lew Alcindor or Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born 1947), American basketball player
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, formerly known as Lew Alcindor, has been on 11 All-Defensive teams. Walt Frazier is the only player to have been on all of the first seven All-Defensive first teams. Patrick Ewing is the only Jamaican-born player to have been on an All-Defensive team. Dennis Rodman has been on the All-Defensive first team seven times.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor) makes a slam dunk during a game while at UCLA Bill Walton was a three-time winner at UCLA Michael Jordan won the award in 1983 and 1984 Kevin Durant was the first freshman winner in the award's history The 2010 winner, Evan Turner of Ohio State Luka Garza won the award in 2020 and 2021, becoming the first repeat winner in 37 years