When did Lew Alcindor change his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar? Lew Alcindor publicly announced in 1971 that he would like to be called Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, his Islamic name, when he was the NBA's ...

Maybe, just maybe, Lew Alcindor, perhaps the greatest schoolboy basketball player the earth had ever known — certainly the greatest since Wilt Chamberlain — would pick the Wolverines.

Corrections/Clarifications: A previous version of this story included the incorrect year when Lew Alcindor changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It was 1971 when ...

Lew Alcindor, later Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, turns small change into big bucks : A drag on the court, at the gate and in the hearts of its fans, Milwaukee was transformed by the arrival of one ...

Lew Alcindor had his pick of colleges as a senior at Power Memorial Academy in New York in 1965. One of the most sought-after high school basketball players in history wanted a school where ...

A sports card featuring the iconic basketball players Wilt Chamberlain, Lew Alcindor (later known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar), and Johnny Green is currently available on the secondary market.

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 ...