Success and Achievements
<JJabbar was traded to the Los
Angeles Lakers where he averaged 26.2 ppg, 13.3 rpg, .579
field-goal percentage, and 261 blocks. During his first two or
three years putting up these numbers still couldn't get over the
hump until Earvin Johnson was drafted and with Jabbar on his side
led the Lakers to a dynasty period for the next five years.
Kareem also patented the famous sky-hook. Kareem retired at the
end of the 1988-89 season and that was considered the end of an
era.
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After Jabbar's
retirement he went on to star in movies such as Airplane. |
On February 18, 2000
he was named assistant coach of the Los Angeles Clippers. And he
also moved on to coach a semi-pro basketball team the Oklahoma
Storm as head coach. He also appears in commercials and public
service announcements and wherever he goes people know who he is
and still known world wide.