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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 professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers.
Abdul-Jabbar won the award with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971 and with the Los Angeles Lakers in 1985. Achieved by LeBron James with the Miami Heat in 2012 and 2013 and the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. Also by Kawhi Leonard in 2014 with the San Antonio Spurs and in 2019 with the Toronto Raptors.
Earl Manigault was born in Charleston, South Carolina, and raised in Harlem, New York.He grew up playing basketball and practiced constantly. With per game averages of 24 points and 11 rebounds, Manigault starred at Benjamin Franklin High School, a basketball powerhouse in the Public School Athletic League. [4]
The Parade All-America Boys Basketball Team was an annual selection by Parade that nationally honored the top high school boys' basketball players in the United States. [1] It was part of the Parade All-American series that originated with boys basketball before branching to other sports. [2] [3] Started by the Sunday magazine in 1957, it had ...
April 3, 2022 at 10:00 PM. There may be no figure in Lakers history more misunderstood than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. And "Winning Time" tries to correct, or at least complicate, the record. In Episode ...
With 38 points in a 133-130 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, LeBron James eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s 34-year-old NBA career scoring record, officially earning the distinction as the best ...
The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program represents the University of California, Los Angeles in the sport of men's basketball as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Established in 1919, the program has won a record 11 NCAA titles. Coach John Wooden led the Bruins to 10 national titles in 12 seasons, from 1964 to 1975, including seven straight ...
From there, the basketball star moved to the Los Angeles Lakers where he played from 1975 to 1989, finishing out a 20-year playing career. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Ric Tapia/Getty Images