How many games have been played by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the NBA?
How many games have been played by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in the NBA? All you need to know
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of the best players in NBA history. The 7-foot-2-inch superstar has played for 20 years with his team LA Lakers and becomes the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, by scoring 38,387 points. Throughout his career, no player has even come close to his record and he considered his score to be untouchable.
But the current Lakers superstar Lebron James has proved Kareem’s considerations to be wrong as James surpassed the record of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar last night on Tuesday. Kareem always used his height and his skyhook to dominate his opponents, so that he can defeat them without any hesitation.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar had appeared in 1,560 games for the LA Lakers. And he has always been remembered as a professional player, by all other teams in the NBA. In this article, we will be going to discuss Kareem’s records and his career throughout the NBA.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has played 20 seasons in the NBA
In his 20 years career, Kareem has played with two teams. After becoming the National Player of the Year in all three seasons, and leading UCLA to win three national championships. He was then drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks where the MVP spent six years and won one championship, with the team of Bucks.
However, he spends most of his career time in the City of Angels playing for the LA Lakers. With whom he has won five more titles. In his first 6 seasons in Milwaukee Kareem appeared in 467 games, scoring 14,211 points and averaging 30.4 points per game.
At starting, Kareem didn’t perform well for the Lakers, but later on, the MVP showed up his skills and averaged a decent score. The star was just 1,609 points away to surpass Wilt Chamberlain on the all-time scoring list, who was on the top at that time.
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