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Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (1947– )

US basketball player who played for the Milwaukee Bucks 1969–75 and the Los Angeles Lakers 1975–89. He was named basketball's most valuable player a record-breaking six times between 1971 and 1980, won six National Basketball Association (NBA) championships, and is the game's all-time leading points scorer with 38,387 points. He played centre and, being 2 m 18 cm/7 ft 2 in tall, was noted for his ‘sky hook’ shot.

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regular season scoring: 38,387 points (average 24.6); play-off scoring: 5,792 points (average 24.3); Most Valuable Player: 1971–72, 1974, 1976–77, 1980; Play-Offs Most Valuable Player: 1971, 1985

Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor in New York City, he changed his name in 1971 after converting to the Muslim faith in 1968.
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