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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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    US basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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US basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's Biography

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (born Ferdinand Lewis 'Lew' Alcindor on April 16, 1947) is an American retired basketball player, coach, actor and author. During his 20-year professional career in the NBA, from 1969 to 1989, he scored the highest points total of any player in league history (38,387), in addition to winning a record six Most Valuable Player Awards and six NBA championships. He was known for his "skyhook" shot, which was famously difficult to block because it put his 7'2" body between the basket and the ball. Abdul-Jabbar's success began well before his professional career; in college at UCLA, he played on three championship teams, and his high school team won 71 consecutive games. In his NBA career, he played for the Milwaukee Bucks for six seasons and then with the Los Angeles Lakers for fourteen seasons.

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    The Pakistan Football Federation (PFF) has shortlisted 32 players to take part in the 36th AFC U19 Championship (Group-D) from December 8-16. In all, 70 players were attending the camp that commenced last month here at the Punjab Stadium and then its
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    A decade of misery for the Utah Jazz in San Antonio is over. But the Spurs' early struggles show no sign of ending. Deron Williams scored 21 points and Carlos Boozer scored 10 of his 18 points in the fourth quarter, leading the Jazz to their first
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    Arguably the most storied program in college basketball's history. And Cal State Bakersfield is facing the Bruins tonight in Pauley Pavilion...Certainly tonight's 7:30 game has the players and coaches excited...Hall of Famers such as John Wooden, Lew

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  • Blog Source: gdrinnan.blogspot.com | 4 days ago
    But Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was no runaway glandular case. He was just a perfectly formed, perfectly proportioned big man. The legs didn't end up under the shoulders. He didn't clank when he walked. He didn't move like a prehistoric bird. ...
  • Blog Source: thelakersnation.com | 4 days ago
    With Kobe Bryant's blistering scoring start to the 2009-10 season, he's now only 16 points away from passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for second on the Lakers all-time scoring list.
  • Blog Source: www.teamaslt.com | 4 days ago
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