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Abdul-Jabbar met Habiba Abdul-Jabbar (born Janice Brown) at a Lakers game during his senior year at UCLA. [257] They married in 1971, [ 258 ] and together had three children: daughters Habiba and Sultana and son Kareem Jr., who played basketball at Western Kentucky after attending Valparaiso .
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (17) Magic Johnson (9) Arizona Veterans Memorial Coliseum 14,068 5–4 10 November 15 Indiana: W 124-123 (2OT) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (23) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (20) Norm Nixon (10) The Forum 14,140 6–4 11 November 18 @ Utah: W 113-110: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (27) Cooper & Johnson (8) Magic Johnson (9) Salt Palace 10,802 7–4 12 ...
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 ...
Abdul-Jabbar had a storied collegiate career with the UCLA Bruins, winning three national championships under legendary coach John Wooden.The center began his NBA career in 1969 with the Milwaukee ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar squares off with Bruce Lee in "Game of Death." The 1974 martial arts film was completed after Lee's death; out of respect for Lee, Abdul-Jabbar refused to shoot the additional ...
Hughes was cast as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [12] in HBO's Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty. Playing Abdul-Jabbar was Hughes' first acting role, [2] playing the iconic athlete for 17 episodes over 2 seasons. The show has since been cancelled, with the Season 2 finale acting as the series finale.
A 7-foot-2 goggles-wearing center, Abdul-Jabbar held the NBA all-time scoring record until being surpassed by LeBron James in February. Abdul-Jabbar, a six-time NBA MVP, had held the record for 39 ...
Manigault played with some of the best players of his day, such as Earl Monroe, Connie Hawkins, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. When Abdul-Jabbar finished his career with the Los Angeles Lakers and had his number retired at the Los Angeles Forum, he was asked who was the greatest player he had played with or against and he responded by saying ...