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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]
In 1971, Khaalis converted basketball player Lew Alcindor to Islam; after his conversion, Alcindor adopted the name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. [9] Abdul-Jabbar donated a fieldstone mansion, 7700 16th Street NW , to serve as the headquarters of Khaalis' organization in Washington, D.C. [ 10 ]
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 ...
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was taken to an Los Angeles hospital after he fell and broke his hip at a concert Friday night, ... Abdul-Jabbar, born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr, is one of the NBA ...
The Real Deal reports that basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is selling his townhouse in New York City's Harlem neighborhood for $3.1 million. Near the top of the price range for Harlem, the ...
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
Dick Raphael/NBAE via Getty Images circa 1977 Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has a fascinating piece at Esquire.com this week in which he shares some of the advice he wishes he could give ...