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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.
Chase Center – "The Gatehouse" (Name of the front entrance to the stadium) [260] (Warriors moving from Oracle Arena as of 2019/2020 season) Chesapeake Energy Arena – "Loud City" [261] Chicago Stadium – "The Madhouse on Madison (Street)" Crypto.com Arena – "The Crypt" [262] FedExForum – "The Grindhouse" [263] Alico Arena – Dunk City ...
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)
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 ...
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 ...
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.
Somewhere along the line, NBA discourse just forgot about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, as debates over the Greatest Of All Time shifted instead to Michael Jordan and LeBron James for no other reason but time.
In 1995, Abdul-Karim, a Muslim, was given the name "Karim Abdul-Jabbar" by his Imam. The new name he was given quickly garnered major attention upon his NFL debut. Some commentators mistakenly believed that he was the son of former basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who also attended UCLA (under the name Lew Alcindor) and who himself has a ...