Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American basketball player (born 1947) · United States · Basketball Players
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Something wrong?He held the NBA's all-time scoring record for 39 years - longer than most careers last - and retired with six MVP awards, a figure no one else has matched.
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Alcindor with the reverse two-hand dunk against Stanford
Alcindor versus USC
Alcindor performing a ceremonial net cutting following the 1969 NCAA basketball championship win over Purdue
Alcindor displaying the skyhook over Wes Unseld of the Baltimore Bullets. The shot was almost impossible to block.
Abdul-Jabbar lines up a free throw. He started wearing goggles in order to avoid damage to his corneas.
Bill Sharman and Jack Kent Cooke at a press conference announcing the signing of Abdul-Jabbar
Abdul-Jabbar against the Boston Celtics in the 1980sIn their own words 3
, I'm not comfortable being preachy, but more people have to start spending as much time in the library as they do on the basketball court.
It was my first time away from home, my first experience in an all-black situation, and I found myself being punished for everything I'd ever been taught was right.
When Bruce closed the schools, he felt he was unburdening himself of having to prove through his students that his system had merit. He didn't want to get into that.
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Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. in 1947, he dominated New York City high school ball with 71 straight wins at Power Memorial, then won three consecutive national championships at UCLA under John Wooden. Drafted first overall by Milwaukee in 1969, he led the Bucks to a title in 1971 and took the name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Traded to the Lakers in 1975, he anchored the Showtime era across 14 seasons, winning five more championships and twice taking Finals MVP. He played 20 seasons, reached ten Finals, and retired in 1989 as the league's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points - a mark that stood until LeBron James in 2023. Barack Obama gave him the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016.
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