The Los Angeles Lakers are an American professional basketball team based in Los Angeles, California. The Lakers were founded in 1947, they were a purchase of a disbanded team, the Detroit Gems. The Lakers originally played in Minneapolis, Minnesota, calling themselves the Minneapolis Lakers in honor of the state's nickname, "Land of 10,000 Lakes". After struggling financially in the late 1950s they relocated to Los Angeles before the 1960-61 season. The Lakers play their home games at Staples Center an arena found in Los Angeles.The Lakers are one of the most successful teams in NBA history winning 16 NBA championships.

Monday, May 4, 2015

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

            
    
    Born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. on April 16, 1947, Abdul-Jabbar is a retired American professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association. He played for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers as a center. Winning a record of being a six-time NBA Most Valuable Player award, 19-time NBA All-Star a 15-time All-NBA selection, and am 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member. Throughout his career he has earned six NBA championships being voted twice as NBA Finals MVP. In 1996 he was honored as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He attended UCLA, where he played on three consecutive national championship basketball teams and was a record three-time MVP of the NCAA Tournament. Drafted in 1969 with the first overall pick, Alcindor spent six seasons in Milwaukee. Using his trademark “skyhook” shot, he established himself as one of the league's top scorers. After winning his first NBA championship in 1971, he adopted the Muslim name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar at age 24. In 1975, he was traded to the Lakers, with whom he played the last 14 seasons of his career and won five NBA championships. Abdul-Jabbar's contributions were a key component in the “Showtime” era of Lakers basketball. Over his 20-year NBA career his team succeeded in making the playoffs 18 times and past the 1st round in 14 of them; his team reached the NBA Finals 10 times. At the time of his retirement in 1989, Abdul-Jabbar was the NBA's all-time leader in points scored (38,387). He remains the all-time leading scorer in the NBA, and is ranked 3rd all-time in both rebounds and blocks. In 2007 ESPN voted him the greatest center of all time and in 2008 they named him the "greatest player in college basketball history”.
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