Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr. was born on 16 April 1947, in New York City USA. As Kareem Abdul-Jabbar he is one of the most famous professional basketball players of all time – now retired – who is known for playing in such teams as the “Los Angeles Lakers” and “Milwaukee Bucks”. During his career, Kareem achieved a lot and this is only proved by numerous awards that he received. Some of the titles that Abdul-Jabbar gained include NBA Most Valuable Player, NBA Finals MVP, NBA Rookie of the Year, National College Player of the Year, NBA All-Time Leading Scorer among others. In addition to this, in 1995 Kareem was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame. Despite the fact, that Abdul Jabbar does not play basketball anymore, he is still involved in many activities and is now even known as a best-selling author.
So how rich is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? It is estimated that Kareem’s net worth is $20 million. Clearly, he mainly gained this sum of money during his incredible career as a basketball player. Although he is now retired, Kareem still takes care of various activities that make his net worth higher. As Kareem is now known as a successful writer, it has become one of the main sources of his net worth, which continues growing.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Net Worth $20 Million
Kareem was tall from birth, and started playing basketball from a very young age; his talent was soon noticed by his high school team’s coach. Undoubtedly, Kareem added a lot to team’s performances, as he also improved his playing skills, winning the New York Catholic Schools championship three straight years, and Kareem setting the all-time points scoring record.
In 1966 Kareem started attending the University of California, Los Angeles and, of course, became a part of its basketball team, continuing to show great results and impress others. The team had a three-year 88-2 win-loss record, and won three NCAA Championships, with Kareem setiing too many records to mention, but perhaps the most notable was his highest points-scoring average per game in college history. During this period, Kareem converted to Sunni Islam, and changed his name.
Kareem’s professional career began soon after graduating from UCLA, as he became a part of the basketball team, called “Milwaukee Bucks” after the 1969 NBA Draft. This had a huge impact on the growth of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s net worth. Soon Kareem gained the NBA Most Valuable player Award and proved to be one of the best basketball players. Abdul-Jabbar played for the “Milwaukee Bucks” until 1975, becoming their all-time leading scorer, and the team making the play-offs every year, winning the NBA Championship in 1971.
Kareem then signed with the “Los Angeles Lakers”, a decision which also added a lot to Abdul-Jabbar’s net worth. He played 13 seasons with the Lakers, and they also made the play-offs every year, and won five NBA titles. Again, the records Kareem set are too numerous to mention, but he made the All-Star team every season he played, and was voted season MVP six times. He is acknowledged as the best of all time in his center position.
Despite his successful game in this team Abdul-Jabbar decided to retire from his career as a basketball player in 1989. Later he still worked as a basketball coach and this also made his net worth higher. In addition to his career as basketball player, Kareem is also known for his appearances in movie and television industries. Some of them include, “Game of Death”, “Living Single”, “21 Jump Street”, “In Living Color”, “Tales from the Darkside”, “Forget Paris” and others. All these appearances made Kareem’s net worth higher.
As mentioned, Abdul-Jabbar is a successful author, who has published such books as “Giant Steps”, “Black Profiles in Courage: A Legacy of African-American Achievement”, “Mycroft Holmes”, “Kareem” and others. These books gained a lot of praise and sold well. Now it is one of the main sources of Abdul-Jabbar’s net worth.
If to talk about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s personal life, it can be said that he was married to Habiba Abdul-Jabbar, but they divorced in 1978. Kareem has 5 children: 3 with Kareem and two with other women. What is more, Kareem has several health problems as he suffers from migraines and was also diagnosed with leukemia. Despite this fact, Kareem is still a very active person and involves himself in various projects. Finally, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the best 50 basketball players of all time. There is no doubt that he and his extraordinary career is admired by other basketball players. Kareem is a perfect example of a hardworking, talented and generous personality.
