Johnson also wrote in 2020: "Kareem Abdul-Jabbar/Lew Alcindor is decisively the undisputed GOAT of college basketball! During his 3 years at UCLA he led the Bruins to an 88-2 record, won 3 ...

After converting to Islam in 1971, he changed his name from Lew Alcindor Jr. to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. In Arabic, his name means a noble and powerful servant of Allah. Wearing number 33, the seven ...

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 ...

UCLA has been one of the legendary programs in college basketball and the team was at its best in the late 1960s and early 1970s when Hall of Fame centers Kareem ... Abdul-Jabbar, known as Lew ...

Kareem Abdul ... his peers. "Alcindor was a French planter in the West Indies who owned my ancestors. My forebears were Yoruba people, from present-day Nigeria," Abdul Jabbar said in an interview ...

NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is once again stepping into the spotlight. The iconic athlete and cultural commentator has just announced two upcoming books, set for release in 2025. With his ...

Basketball legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Walton were rivals on the hardwood, but they shared a common connection in that they were both UCLA Bruins. The most notable matchup between the two ...

A one-time basketball star in Schenectady, NY, Pat Riley’s high school team once beat Lew Alcindor’s team. Riley later ...

It's been almost 50 years since the Bucks reluctantly parted with superstar Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in a trade that made headlines across the sports landscape. Though a couple of the players Milwaukee ...

Among the most heartbroken is his longtime friend, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who reflected on Walton’s legacy in a heartfelt statement posted on X (formerly Twitter). “My very close friend ...

It's a stat line so unique that only five other players in league history have put up at least those numbers: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille O'Neal, Hakeem Olajuwon, Dikembe Mutombo and Elvin Hayes.