The Lakers also beat the Bucks once early in the winning streak and went on to defeat the Bucks in the Western Conference Finals, 4-2, despite 33.7 points per game in that series from Abdul-Jabbar.

Milwaukee Bucks rookie Lew Alcindor (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar) grabs for a rebound in a game against the Seattle Supersonics at the Milwaukee Arena on December 5, 1969. The Bucks won 131-98.

The Bucks selected Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then known as Lew Alcindor) with the 1st pick (won with a coin toss) in the NBA Draft. They signed him to a 5-year, $1,250,000 deal. ROOKIE SEASON ...

Apart from his scoring, the Bucks' big man was also a tremendous rebounds -- recorded 1,190 rebounds in his rookie season. Abdul-Jabbar was named 1969-70 Rookie of the Year and made the All-Star team.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s stint as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer is complete after 38 years. The legendary center was on hand Feb. 7 when Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James surpassed ...

Lakers’ Wilt Chamberlain (13) blocks to slap shot by Milwaukee Bucks’ Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) away during NBA playoff action at Milwaukee on April 14, 1972. (PAUL SHANE / Ap) Advertisement ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar laughed first, but Suns fans laughed best after their team ran the Bucks out of town with a 118-108 victory at Phoenix Suns Arena on Thursday. The Hall of Fame center got off a ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Giannis Antetokounmpo are considered to be two of the most unique specimens to ever play the game of basketball. The parallels are there in plain sight.

Lew Alcindor (Kareem) and Bill Walton were both No. 1 NBA draft picks who won multiple championships and lived up to all the hype in college ...