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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.
[269] His name change further eroded his public image in the United States, mostly in white areas. [ 270 ] 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. [551] He missed the 1973 All-Star Game for personal reasons. [552] b When Hakeem Olajuwon arrived in the United States, the University of Houston
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.
This article lists U.S. men's college basketball national player of the year awards.Several organizations sponsor an award for the nation's top player. Thirty (30) times since there have been six player of the year awards has a single player won all awards.
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Lanier was named a second-team All-American, behind Lew Alcindor (who later changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) at center. [ 13 ] Junior year (1968–1969)