On this day: Born April 16, 1947: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player
On this day: Born April 16, 1947: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, American basketball player
By Rory Carroll
(Reuters) - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is often overlooked in the debate over who is the greatest NBA player of all time as names like Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant dominate the discussion.
Abdul-Jabbar, however, undoubtedly deserves his place in the pantheon of the game's greats.
His inscrutable nature, which led him to shun the spotlight early in his career, made it easy for some to discount his jaw-dropping on-court production.
Yet when he retired in 1989 he had etched his name into Los Angeles Lakers folklore as the league's all-time leading scorer who won six championships and a record six MVP titles.
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. was born on April 16, 1947 in New York City and, as a shy fourth grader, began practicing what would later become his unstoppable "skyhook" shot.
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By Rory Carroll
(Reuters) - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is often overlooked in the debate over who is the greatest NBA player of all time as names like Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell, LeBron James and Kobe Bryant dominate the discussion.
Abdul-Jabbar, however, undoubtedly deserves his place in the pantheon of the game's greats.
His inscrutable nature, which led him to shun the spotlight early in his career, made it easy for some to discount his jaw-dropping on-court production.
Yet when he retired in 1989 he had etched his name into Los Angeles Lakers folklore as the league's all-time leading scorer who won six championships and a record six MVP titles.
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. was born on April 16, 1947 in New York City and, as a shy fourth grader, began practicing what would later become his unstoppable "skyhook" shot.
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