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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]
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 ...
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 ...
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]
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 ...
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 ...
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