Kareem Abdul Jabbar Research Paper
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on April 16, 1947, in New York, Harlem The 7 foot 2 center was named one of the greatest players in National Basketball history, and his talent was noticed in high school. Son of Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr. a New York City policeman, and his wife Cora Alcindor was always the tallest kid in his class. At the age of 9 he was 5 foot 8 and by the time he was in eighth grade he was able to dunk a basketball.
Kareem’s parents had him into school & religion and was heavily on it. From 1st – 3rd grade he attended St, Jude’s Catholic School. Later during his middle school years he attended a boarding school called Holy Providence in Pennsylvania. Kareem later went on to play basketball at …show more content…
The team went on through the season & finished 66-16 a huge difference from the previous season which they went
56-26. They continued on through the playoffs beating the Baltimore Bullets 3-0 for the NBA Finals title. That year later down the line he was label the most valuable player (MVP).
During off season Lewis Alcindor Jr. converted to the nation of Islam & changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar which means “noble, powerful servant”. Later in the year of 1974 Kareem led the Bucks to the NBA finals. They were put out by the Boston Celtics.
Later during an interview in Milwaukee Kareem said that his off court life in that state his life was boring he felt as though he was a slave for the team. He said "No, I guess you could say I exist in Milwaukee. I am a soldier hired for service and I will perform that service well. Basketball has given me a good life, but this town has nothing to do with my roots. There's no common ground."
During late 1975 Kareem was tired of Milwaukee & requested his manager to trade him to either Los Angeles Lakers or the New York Knicks. He went to the Lakers for a variety of players, none of them even came close to delivering for Milwaukee what Abdul-Jabbar would give the
Kareem’s parents had him into school & religion and was heavily on it. From 1st – 3rd grade he attended St, Jude’s Catholic School. Later during his middle school years he attended a boarding school called Holy Providence in Pennsylvania. Kareem later went on to play basketball at …show more content…
The team went on through the season & finished 66-16 a huge difference from the previous season which they went
56-26. They continued on through the playoffs beating the Baltimore Bullets 3-0 for the NBA Finals title. That year later down the line he was label the most valuable player (MVP).
During off season Lewis Alcindor Jr. converted to the nation of Islam & changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar which means “noble, powerful servant”. Later in the year of 1974 Kareem led the Bucks to the NBA finals. They were put out by the Boston Celtics.
Later during an interview in Milwaukee Kareem said that his off court life in that state his life was boring he felt as though he was a slave for the team. He said "No, I guess you could say I exist in Milwaukee. I am a soldier hired for service and I will perform that service well. Basketball has given me a good life, but this town has nothing to do with my roots. There's no common ground."
During late 1975 Kareem was tired of Milwaukee & requested his manager to trade him to either Los Angeles Lakers or the New York Knicks. He went to the Lakers for a variety of players, none of them even came close to delivering for Milwaukee what Abdul-Jabbar would give the