Decided to try something new!

Hey guys, other than the usual posts, I've decided to try something new for the next bit. Every second day, or if I'm really busy it may take 3 days, I'm going to post a ... Hmm, how do I say it, an insightful post about one of the many great players to play in the NBA. I know I'm going a little off my general topic but I thought it'd be an awesome idea! Please also note, I will not be covering EVERYTHING in there life such as highschool basketball etc. There will be some college, but it will be brief. These posts are just to let you know about great NBA players.

Anyways, now to start with the very first one... Drum roll please..

(Please note, the # refers to which player I've posted him as, and since the following is first he will be labeled as #1, this is no indication of jersey number.)

#1 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was born April 16th, 1947 to the name Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr.
He grew up in Manhattan, NY.
He is the NBA's all time leading scorer with 38 387 points. Kareem also won six NBA championships and a record six regular season MVP's. Kareem went to college at UCLA and played on 3 consecutive national championship teams. At the time of his retirement, Kareem was the NBA's all time leader in points scored, games played, minutes played, field goals made, field goal attempts, blocked shots, defensive rebounds, and personal fouls. Kareem played for 2 NBA teams during his career, the Milwaukee Bucks from 1969-1975 and the Los Angeles Lakers from 1975-1989.

Statistics: Here's just some statistics about Kareem.

• Games played – 1560 (2nd most in NBA history)
• Field goal % – 55.9 (10th highest in NBA history)
• Free throw % – 72.1
• Three-point % – 5.6
• Rebounds – 17,440 (3rd most in NBA history)
• Rebounds per game – 11.2 (23rd highest in NBA history)
• Assists – 5,660 (34th in NBA history)
• Assist per game – 3.6
• Steals – 1,160
• Steals per game – 0.74
• Blocks – 3,189 (3rd most in NBA history) (Note: blocks were not officially tabulated until the 1973–74 season)
• Blocks per game – 2.57
• Points per game – 24.6 (14th highest in NBA history)
• Holds NBA career record for:
  • Most points (38,387)^[25]
  • Most minutes played (57,446)
  • Most field goals made (15,837)
  • Most field goals attempted (28,307)
  • Most All-Star selections (19)
  • Most All-Star games played (18)

Kareem also had 70 40 point games throughout his career, as well as 10 50+ point games.

Kareem's athletic honours:
 

• Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame (May 15, 1995)

• Six time NBA champion (1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988)

• NBA MVP (1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)

• Finals MVP (1971, 1985)

• Sporting News MVP (1971, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980)

• Rookie of the year (1970)

• Sports Illustrated "Sportsman of the Year" (1985)

• One of the 50 greatest players in NBA history (1996)
  
  That just about concludes my post about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, hope you all enjoyed it and are looking forward to more :)
  
  -Riley

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