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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.
Yamiche Léone Alcindor (/ j æ ˈ m iː ʃ æ l ˈ s ɪ n d ər / yam-EESH al-SIN-dər; [2] born November 1, 1986) [3] is an American journalist who is a Washington correspondent for NBC News. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In the past, she has worked as the host of Washington Week on PBS and as a reporter for PBS NewsHour , USA Today , and The New York ...
Grier met basketball player Ferdinand Lewis (Lew) Alcindor in 1969. [24] Early in their relationship, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar proposed to Grier on the condition that she immediately convert to Islam. [25] Grier refused, and he married a different woman that day. [26] [27]
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
The road jersey worn by legendary center Lew Alcindor — now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — during the Bucks’ championship-clinching win over the Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA Finals is ...
NBC News Washington Correspondent Yamiche Alcindor gave birth to a baby boy on May 30th. Alcindor and husband Nathaniel Cline named their baby Yrie Myles.
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]
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar shoots a sky hook over Clippers player Benoit Benjamin during a November 1987 game at the Forum. (Los Angeles Times)::