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(ăb-dl′jə-bär), Kareem Originally Lew Alcindor. Born 1947.
(ăb-dl′jə-bär), Kareem Originally Lew Alcindor. Born 1947. American basketball player. As a center for the Los Angeles Lakers (1975-1989) he became the all-time leading scorer in National Basketball Association history in 1984.