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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.
In New York, he continued trying to convince members to defect from Muhammad. In 1970, Khaalis converted basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was formerly known as Lew Alcindor. In 1971 Jabbar donated a $78,000 field stone mansion for Khaalis' headquarters in Washington, D.C. [2]
Pts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 20 Rebs: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 18 Asts: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 3: Pts: Don May 21 Rebs: Don May 17 Asts: Don May 3: Freedom Hall, Louisville, Kentucky
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is recovering from surgery for a broken hip after he fell at a concert in Los Angeles. ... where he was known as Lew Alcindor and was a three-time national player of the year ...
1: Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971. [ 11 ] ^ 2: The Los Angeles Lakers were awarded an extra first-round draft pick as settlement of the Rudy LaRusso trade to the San Francisco Warriors on August 31, 1967.
A social activist and writer, Abdul-Jabbar revealed in 2020 that he had prostate cancer. In 2009, he said he was diagnosed the previous year with chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood.
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 ...
Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), who once scored 61 points, is also in the Basketball Hall of Fame. In basketball, points are the sum of the score accumulated through free throws and field goals. [1] The National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) Division I is the highest level of amateur basketball in the United States.