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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.
The 20-member National Basketball Committee of the United States and Canada voted to ban the crowd-pleasing dunk shot after concluding that tall players like UCLA's Lew Alcindor— who would later change his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar— had an unfair advantage over the defense. [160] The ban would not be lifted until the 1976–77 season.
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
You put them all in one lot, then only one person can bid and win.” This article originally appeared on Green Bay Press-Gazette: Lew Alcindor's NBA Finals jersey, Vince Lombardi phone up for auction
[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 ...
(The merger would not actually happen until 1976, and it would not include Pittsburgh.) Unfortunately for the Condors, Alcindor—who had changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar just a few days before the game—was injured and did not play (the Bucks won anyway, 129–115). Only 8,881 fans showed up, and the Condors "took a bath" on the deal ...
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