Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

About Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was an American professional basketball player. He played for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers.

Highlights

Kareem played 20 seasons for the LA Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks. He was an NBA All-Star a record 19 times. He is considered to be one of the top 20 greatest professional basketball players in history. He scored an impressive 38,387 points in his NBA career. In 2007, ESPN declared Kareem the greatest center in NBA history.

Personal

Kareem’s birth name is Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. He has gone by Lew Alcindor as well as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. He is 7 feet 2 inches tall. Kareem was married once and has 5 children.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar photo gallery

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(From top left to right) NBA legends Julius "Dr. J" Erving, Clyde Drexler, George Gervin, Dave Cowens, Walt "Clyde" Frazier, Earl Monroe, (Bottom left to right) Bill Russell, Robert Parish, Moses Malone, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar pose with the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy for the 2005 NBA Legends Tour: Destination Finals kick off held at the NBA store. The Tour will visit various cities and United Service Organizations (USO) supported military installations as part of the NBA's on going effort to support service members during the upcoming playoff season.

Author

Cpl. Lameen Witter

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Basketball_Legends.jpg

License

Public domain

Title

Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with Boston Celtics Robert Parish and Kevin McHale late 1980s

Author

copyright Steve lipofsky www.Basketballphoto.com

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar_Lipofsky.jpg

License

CC BY 3.0

Title

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at a book signing.

Author

Original uploader was Gro012 at en.wikipedia

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kareem1vl1.jpg

License

Public domain

Title

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar attending the AARP's 2011 Life@50+ National Event and Expo in September 2011.

Author

Angela George

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:KareemAbdulJabbarSept2011.jpg

Attribution

Angela George

License

CC BY-SA 3.0

Title

Lew Alcindor Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reaches over backwards to score

Author

New York World-Telegram and the Sun staff photographer

Source

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lew_Alcindor_Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar_UCLA.jpg

License

Public domain

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F.A.Q. about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

When is his birthday?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's birthday is on April 16, 1947.

In how many days is his birthday?

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's birthday is in 68 days

How old is he?

He is 77 years old.

Where is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar from?

He was born in Harlem, New York, U.S..

What is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's height?

He is 7′ 2″ (2.18m) tall.