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  2. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar - Wikipedia

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    Among the most graceful basketball players ever, [114] Abdul-Jabbar is regarded as one of the best centers ever and one of the greatest players in NBA history; [2] he was voted the best center of all time by ESPN ahead of Wilt Chamberlain in 2007, [193] and ranked No. 4 in Slam ' s "Top 100 Players Of All-Time" in 2018, [194] and No. 3 in ESPN ...

  3. List of NBA players with most championships - Wikipedia

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    g Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in 1971 after winning his first championship. He also won two championships as an assistant coach with the Lakers in 2009 and 2010. [93] h Nelson was inducted into the Hall of Fame as a coach. i Kerr won additional championships in 2015, 2017, 2018 and 2022 as head coach of the Golden State ...

  4. 1984 NBA Finals - Wikipedia

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    The Lakers took an early lead in overtime, but a controversial foul call on Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, with 16 seconds remaining in regulation, had been his 6th foul, and he was out of the game. The Laker momentum was stalled, and Larry Bird came up with a crucial jumper over Magic Johnson with 16 seconds remaining in overtime, then M.L. Carr stole ...

  5. 1980 NBA Finals - Wikipedia

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    The Western Conference champion Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Eastern Conference champion Philadelphia 76ers 4 games to 2 to win their seventh championship. [1] Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the league's MVP, but midway through Game 5, the Lakers center suffered a severely sprained ankle. [2]

  6. List of NBA champions - Wikipedia

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    All NBA Finals have been played in a best-of-seven format, and are contested between the winners of the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference (formerly Divisions before 1970), except in 1950 when the Eastern Division champion faced the winner between the Western and Central Division champions.

  7. Why Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the most misunderstood ... - AOL

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    Because we're of course talking about the man who would become Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA’s all-time leader in points scored, a six-time NBA champion, the Finals MVP twice, the league MVP six ...

  8. The impact and legacy of Black NBA players: Pioneers, stars ...

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    Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a basketball legend with six NBA championships and an all-time scoring record of nearly four decades. Even though he was not as physically imposing as Wilt Chamberlain and ...

  9. 'Highly significant' NBA Finals jersey up for auction is last ...

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    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 ...