Since “Lew Alcindor was playing for UCLA,” as Yee put it, he and family had been loyal supporters of USC men’s basketball.
The road jersey worn by legendary center Lew Alcindor — now known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar — during the Bucks’ championship-clinching win over the Baltimore Bullets in the 1971 NBA Finals is ...
"Oscar didn't think about triple-doubles! He just went out there and played, and he happened to get triple-doubles, you know?
According to the complaint, the student and his classmate employed AI “to prepare the initial outline and research for their project on Lew Alcindor, better known as [NBA legend] Kareem Abdul ...
That is how Roger Kahn of Sport magazine had summed up “Lew Alcindor’s Life as a Pro” back in February 1970. The Milwaukee Bucks’ seven-foot-two center seemed emblematic of the growing ...
He also won three straight USGA titles. Before he became a star at UCLA, Lew Alcindor was unbeatable at Power Memorial High School. Alcindor led Power Memorial to New York City Catholic High ...
The former Lew Alcindor won three college titles at UCLA under John Wooden and six NBA titles for the Bucks and Lakers. He has battled cancer twice, first being diagnosed with chronic myeloid ...
The Class of 2024 for the Bronx Basketball Hall of Fame will be honored at the third annual awards dinner on Thursday, ...
After a strong preseason with the Grizzlies, rookie Zach Edey had a rather rough debut on Wednesday in a 126-124 win over the ...
"Coach taught us self discipline, and he was always his own best example," said Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor when he led UCLA to three NCAA titles from 1967-69). "He discouraged expressing ...
Cooper Flagg & more Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. was born in Harlem, New York. He grew up in Manhattan in New York City. Since his childhood, he was very tall and Slam dunks became a piece of cake ...