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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.
In New York, he continued trying to convince members to defect from Muhammad. In 1970, Khaalis converted basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who was formerly known as Lew Alcindor. In 1971 Jabbar donated a $78,000 field stone mansion for Khaalis' headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Hamaas Abdul Khaalis (1921 – November 13, 2003), born Ernest Timothy McGhee, was leader of the Hanafi Movement, a Black Muslim group based in Washington, D.C. Khaalis founded the group following a split with the Nation of Islam in 1957. In 1971 he won the support of the basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but in 1973, his family was murdered.
Abdul-Jabbar single-handedly transformed Milwaukee from a 27-win team into a 56-win juggernaut as a rookie, and he delivered his first of six championships a year later, averaging a 27-19-3 on ...
What happened during Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s mansion fire on Winning Time? Out of all the flashy and short-tempered players on the Lakers of the '80s, Abdul-Jabbar was the even-keeled veteran who ...
April 3, 2022 at 7:00 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 ...
Early in their relationship, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar proposed to Grier on the condition that she immediately convert to Islam. Grier refused, and he married a different woman that day. Grier met the comedian Freddie Prinze while promoting her film Coffy in 1973. They began a relationship ...
The 76-year-old Abdul-Jabbar, who was hospitalized Friday after breaking the hip, wrote that he will take around a week off over the holidays to recuperate and spend time with family.