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ABOUT
Center who first perfected his skyhook shot at UCLA, then became the NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 career points as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks. He was a 6-time NBA Champion, 6-time NBA MVP and 19-time All-Star.He was born as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. and changed his named to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after winning his first NBA Championship in 1971.He and Earvin Magic Johnson combined to form a dominant nucleus for the Los Angeles Lakers.
BEFORE FAMEHe won 3 straight New York City Catholic titles with the Power Memorial Academy basketball team.
PERSONAL LIFEHe had three kids, Habiba, Sultana and Kareem Jr., with Habiba Abdul-Jabbar, who was originally named Janice Brown. He and Habiba were married from 1971 to 1978. He also has two more children named Amir and Adam.
Historical Events in the Life of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1969-4-2 Milwaukee Bucks sign (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor)
1972-3-22 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar named NBA MVP
1984-4-5 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar breaks Wilt Chamberlain's all-time career scoring record of 31,419 points (31,421)
1987-2-24 LA Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar scores his 36,000th NBA point
1989-4-4 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's last NBA game in Seattle
1989-4-23 Kareem Abdul-Jabbar plays his last game as a Laker
1990-3-20 LA Lakers retires Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's #33
One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
Basketball Player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar were born on Wednesday, birthstone is Diamond, the seaon was Spring in the Chinese year of Pig, it is 101 days until Kareem Abdul-Jabbar next birthday.
