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Hall of Fame basketball center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the NBA's all-time leading scorer. He won six NBA titles, five with the Los Angeles Lakers, over 20 years.
Drafted with the first overall pick by the one-season-old Milwaukee Bucks franchise in the 1969 NBA draft, he spent six seasons with the team. After leading the Bucks to their first NBA championship at age 24 in 1971, he took the Muslim name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born April 16, 1947, New York, New York, U.S.) is an American collegiate and professional basketball player who, as a 7-foot 2-inch- (2.18-metre-) tall centre, dominated the game throughout the 1970s and early ’80s.
How old is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 77 years old. Where was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born in New York, New York. When was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar born? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born on April 16, 1947. How tall is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is 7-2 (218 cm) tall.
When Kareem Abdul-Jabbar left the game in 1989 at age 42, no NBA player had ever scored more points, blocked more shots, won more Most Valuable Player Awards, played in more All-Star Games...
When he retired at 42, Abdul-Jabbar was the oldest player ever to play in the league and the record-holder in points (38,387), seasons (20), games (1,560), minutes played (57,446), field goals made (15,837), field goals attempted (28,307), and blocked shots (3,189).
Abdul-Jabbar was 38 years old and nearing the end of his marvelous NBA life when the Lakers were embarrassed by the Boston Celtics, 148-114, in Game 1 of the 1985 NBA Finals at the Boston...
Here is a look at the life of philanthropist, best-selling author and NBA Hall of Fame center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Personal Birth date: April 16, 1947 Birth place: New York, New York
The world may never again see an athlete dominate a sport for as long and as masterfully as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. From the time he stepped onto the court as Lew Alcindor at Power Memorial High School in his native New York City, to the years he owned college basketball at UCLA, to the time he retired as the NBA's all-time leader in nine ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his career as a center, Abdul-Jabbar was a record six-time NBA Most Valuable Player (MVP), a record 19-time NBA All-Star, a 15-time All-NBA ...