Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Net Worth – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is a former American professional basketball player who has a net worth of $20 million dollars. Born as Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr., in New York City in 1947, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar converted to Islam while he was playing under John Wooden at UCLA during the 1960s. During college, Abdul-Jabbar was a two-time Player of the Year and three-time first-team All-American who won three national championships. He won the inaugural Naismith College Player of the Year award in 1969. He was on the court for the "Game of the Century" when the Houston Cougars ended the Bruins' 47-game winning streak on January 20, 1968. Abdul-Jabbar was drafted first overall by the Milwaukee Bucks during the 1969 NBA Draft. He played with the Bucks until 1975, winning one championship and three MVP awards, before joining the Los Angeles Lakers. With the Lakers, he won five NBA championships and three more MVP Awards. He is a 19-time All-Star and ten-time first-team All-NBA player. Abdul-Jabbar was named Rookie of the Year in 1970 and is a two-time scoring champion. His number, 33, was retired by the Bucks, Lakers and the Bruins. After his retirement, he went on to coach with the Lakers, where he was part of two more championship teams in the late 2000s. Abdul-Jabbar also has several acting credits to his name, with appearances in "Game of Death", "Airplane!", "Zero Hour!", "Full House", "Everybody Loves Raymond", and "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air". He is the best-selling author of several books, including "Giant Steps", "Brothers In Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII's Forgotten Heroes", and "What Color Is My World? The Lost History of African American Inventors". In early 2012, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appointed him to the position of U.S. cultural ambassador. He married his wife, Habiba Abdul-Jabbar, after they met at a Lakers game while he was in college. They had three children together and divorced in 1978. Abdul-Jabbar has one other child from a separate relationship. He battled leukemia in 2008, and several years later, announced his cancer is in remission.
