Kareem Abdul Jabbar

Kareem Abdul Jabbar is a retired American professional basketball player who used to play as a center for the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers in the NBA. Often recognized as one of the greatest players of all time. He was selected by the Bucks with the first overall choice in the 1969 NBA Draft and played 20 seasons of which 6 seasons for the Bucks where he led the Bucks to their first NBA championship At the age of 24 in 1971, and rest 14 seasons of his career for the Los Angeles Lakers, during which time they captured five more NBA titles. In addition to coaching basketball, Abdul-Jabbar has worked as an actor, and best-selling author and also learned martial arts under Bruce lee and appeared in the film Game of Death.

Early

Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. was born in Harlem, New York. He grew up in Manhattan in New York City. Since his childhood, he was very tall and Slam dunks became a piece of cake to him. In High school, he joined the Power Memorial Academy led by Jack Donohue and won three straight New York City Catholic championships plus, set a 79-2 record. Thus, earned the nickname "The Tower of Power".

During his college career Alcindor played for three NCAA basketball champion teams for three consecutive years (1967, 1968, and 1969), was named the MVP in the NCAA Tournament three times, and was the first-ever Naismith College Player of the Year in 1969. He was also named a three-time unanimous first-team All-American.

NBA Journey

The Milwaukee Bucks selected Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the first overall choice in the NBA Draft. Kareem was named NBA Rookie of the Year after averaging 28.8 points per game and 14.5 rebounds per game in his debut campaign. In 1971, the Bucks won their one and only NBA Championship, and Kareem received MVP awards for the regular season, the NBA Finals, and his first scoring championship.

Abdul-Jabbar joined the Lakers in 1975 and found immediate success there. Kareem played for LA for 15 seasons, winning five NBA Championships, five NBA MVP awards, fourteen NBA All-Star selections, and one NBA Final MVP. He and Magic Johnson's collaboration, as well as the Lakers' style of play in the 1980s, gave the team the famous nickname "Showtime."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is regarded as one of the best basketball players of all time and was an unbeatable low-post threat on offense. Kareem owns the record for most career points scored with 38,387 at a point average of 24.6. Individual honors won by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar include six NBA MVPs, two NBA Finals MVPs, 19 All-Star appearances, NBA Rookie of the Year, and ten All-NBA First Team selections.

Kareen Abdul Jabbar Awards and Achievements

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Records

• Abdul-Jabbar held the NBA record for the most games played in a career when he retired.

• Additionally, he held the record for the most minutes played (57,446), the most field goals made (15,837), and the most points (38,387) ever scored.

• He also created an NBA rookie record with 10 or more playoff games of 20 points or more, which Jayson Tatum tied in 2018.

• He is the eighth-most accurate scorer of all time with a field goal accuracy of 559 and is a feared clutch shooter.

• Kareem continued his powerful play and In 1973, he became the first player to win the NBA Most Valuable Player award twice in his first three seasons. And repeatedly scoring the most points (34.8 ppg and 2,822 total points).

• In 1985 Kareem won his second finals MVP award and became the oldest player at the age of 38 to do so.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar Championships -

The Former Los Angeles Player Kareem Abdul Jabbar was known for his Skyhook shot. There are a total of 6 NBA titles that Kareem Abdul Jabbar has won. One in 1971 with the Milwaukee Bucks and five in 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, and 1988 with the Los Angeles Lakers. He won two titles with the LA Lakers back-to-back in 1987 and 1988. Additionally, he won two championships while working as the Lakers' assistant coach. Some of the most productive NBA teams in history include Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. They shared five NBA titles while playing together for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar's Net worth

The NBA Hall of Famer and one of the greatest of all time the LA Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar has acquired a net worth of $25 million According to Celebrity Net Worth. As Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has experience acting outside sports thus, he makes a decent amount of money from there also. Additionally, he has made a name for himself as a best-selling book. Moreover over the course of his final five seasons. Kareem received just over $8.5 million from the LA Lakers throughout those four years. Although the sum appears small, at the time he was one of the most-paid players in the league

Kareem Abdul Jabbar Family

Kareem Abdul Jabbar the only child of Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr., a transit police officer, and jazz pianist, and Cora Lillian, a department store price checker. He has been very tall since his childhood. By the age of nine, he was already 5 feet 8 in. and can easily slam dunk the basketball. Kareem married Janice Brown and had three kids: son Kareem Jr., who played basketball at Western Kentucky, and daughters Habiba and Sultana. He divorced Janice in 1978 and had two children Amir, and Adam with Cheryl Pistono. Kareem appeared on the television sitcom Full House alongside Adam.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar's Wife -

The six times NBA Champion Kareem met Habiba, whose real name is Janice Brown, and who was a Christian. Because of the NBA legend, she decided to convert to Islam, and after doing so, she was given the name Habiba. She was supposedly in college when the couple first started dating. As Kareem was finding it difficult to settle into the Family life this led to their divorce in 1978.

Kareem after divorcing Habiba remarried Cheryl Pistono and had two sons with him first, Amir, and a second son, Adam who appeared on the television sitcom Full House.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar Dad -

The Los Angeles Lakers star Kareem Abdul Jabbar's parents are Cora Lillian and Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr. . He was a Jazz musician and transit police officer. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and his father had a strained relationship. Abdul-Jabbar reportedly claimed of his father, "My dad never expressed any emotion," and He was highly preoccupied and didn't have time for us.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar Shoe -

Kareem is famous for his own signature Adidas shoe, the Adidas Jabbar, in addition to creating his own signature shot. The Adidas Jabbar was the first basketball shoe the NBA endorsed, and it was released in 1971.

The Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Forum sneaker is a custom-made shoe by Factory8384 that costs $1,000 per pair and comes with an Abdul autograph. Jabbar's Only 33 pairs, the number on Abdul-Lakers Jabbar's jersey will be made available for purchase. Kareem is now working with Adidas Los Angeles to create a unique pair of sneakers that will benefit his Skyhook foundation, which provides educational opportunities to desirable communities.

Kareem Abdul Jabbar House -

The former NBA player of the LA Lakers who was known for his Skyhook shot and has been six times NBA Champion has one of the mansions in Hawaii estate which includes a three-bedroom main home, the carriage house, and the pool area. Jabbar's pool pavilion features a 50-foot pool, an outdoor shower, and a bar. It is about 6,000 square feet in size and boasts hardwood floors and lofty ceilings.