Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an American former professional basketball player who spent 20 seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Who is Kareem Abdul Jabbar? Net Worth, Height, Wife, Religion And Name
Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s Bio
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. was the only child of Cora Lillian, a department store price checker, and Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Sr., a transit police officer and jazz pianist, and was born in New York City. He grew up in the Dyckman Street slums in Upper Manhattan’s Inwood area. Alcindor was born weighing 12 lb 11 oz (5.75 kg) and measuring 22+12 inches (57 cm) in length.He was always a tall young man.
He was already 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) tall when he was nine years old. As a youth, Alcindor was frequently sad as a result of glances and comments about his height. He had grown to 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) by eighth grade (age 13–14) and could already slam dunk a basketball.
Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s Religion And Name
At age 24 in 1971, he converted to Islam and became Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, which means “noble one, servant of the Almighty.” He was named by Hamaas Abdul Khaalis.
Khaalis will use 7700 16th Street NW in Washington, D.C., which Abdul-Jabbar purchased and gifted for the Hanafi Madh-Hab Center. Kareem, in the end, “He discovered that he disagreed with certain of Hamas’ Quran teachings, and the two split ways. “I returned from this pilgrimage with my convictions clarified and my faith rejuvenated,” he said, after studying the Quran on his own.”
Kareem Abdul Jabbar’s Wife and Family
Abdul-Jabbar met Habiba Abdul-Jabbar (born Janice Brown) at a Lakers game during his senior year at UCLA. They eventually married and together had three children: daughters Habiba and Sultana and son Kareem Jr. who played basketball at Western Kentucky after attending Valparaiso. Abdul-Jabbar and Janice divorced in 1978. He has another son, Amir, with Cheryl Pistono. Another son, Adam, made an appearance on the TV sitcom Full House with him.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Net Worth and Salary
The 74-year-old is reported to have a net worth of $22 million in 2021. Most of his net worth is acquired from his salary and endorsements.
In his final season with the Lakers, Abdul-Jabbar earned the highest salary of his career, that is, $3 million ($5.8 million as of today).
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