They won five NBA titles in the decade. A big reason was because of the heist they pulled off in 1975. That's when they ...

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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar entered the league in 1969 and started ... his name as one of the greatest players in the NBA. The Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns were part of the NBA's expansion project ...

Mar 1975; Unknown location, USA; FILE PHOTO; Milwaukee Bucks center Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (33) sits on the bench during the 1974-75 season. Mandatory Credit: Tony Tomsic-USA TODAY NETWORK / Tony ...

Fifty years ago, the Milwaukee Bucks were essentially pushed into a maneuver to trade their transcendent superstar, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

The Milwaukee Bucks are clinging to a crumbling core, no draft capital, and a hope that Giannis can carry it all. Is this a ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is on the mend following an accident ... The athlete played 20 seasons in the NBA for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers. During his storied career as a center ...

Brian Winters and David Meyers to Milwaukee. Lew Alcindor had left in 1969. He came home in 1975 as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Los Angeles could not have been more thrilled. A few years later ...

He was also named a three-time unanimous first-team All-American. The Milwaukee Bucks selected Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the first overall choice in the NBA Draft. Kareem was named NBA Rookie of the ...

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was hospitalized on Friday ... Abdul-Jabbar played 20 seasons in the NBA with the Los Angeles Lakers and Milwaukee Bucks, winning six championships and six MVP awards.

but he began his career playing for the Milwaukee Bucks. On Wednesday, Abdul-Jabbar celebrated his 78th birthday. Via Extra Muse : "Happy 78th birthday to the legend himself, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar!

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (then, Lew Alcindor ... there are only 144 games in Bucks history in which a Milwaukee player has scored 40 points or more, giving Abdul-Jabbar 31 percent of these instances.