Los Angeles Lakers x Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [1979-89]

An outlet store is having a massive blowout sale on NBA jerseys and I quickly got caught up. I grabbed a pretty sweet gem; a Los Angeles Lakers Kareem Abdul-Jabbar jersey. To me, he's definitely the greatest player of all time.


This is the road jersey worn by the LA Lakers in the 80's in the dark purple. The letters and numbers are done up in single layer twill with screen printed white and yellow.


Born on 16 April 1947 in New York City, NY, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar [previously known as Lew Alcindor] was selected first overall in the 1969 NBA Draft by the Milwaukee Bucks. He would take part in his first All-Star Game and earn the Rookie of the Year Award. The next season, he won the scoring title, NBA Championship, NBA Finals Most Valuable Player Award, and NBA's Most Valuable Player Award. In 1975, he would get traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.


While in Los Angeles, he helped turn the franchise into a dynasty winning 5 NBA Championships between 1980-88. On 5 April 1984, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar would break the record for most career points on skyhook shot at the Great Western Forum. The 1988-89 season would be his last in the NBA. His final game took place on 13 June 1989 against the Detroit Pistons in the NBA Finals. In a total of 1560 games played he averaged 24.6 PPG, 11.2 RPG, and 2.5 BPG.


NBA Achievements
Rookie of Year [1970]
6x NBA Most Valuable Player [1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980]
6x NBA Champion [1971, 1980, 1982, 1985, 1988-89]
NBA Finals MVP [1971, 1985]
19x NBA All-Star [1970-77, 1979-89]
2x NBA Scoring Champion [1971-72]
4x NBA Blocks Leader [1975-76, 1979-80]
NBA Rebound Title [1976]
NBA 50th Ann'y All Time Team [1996]
NBA All-Time Leading Scorer [currently with 38, 378 points]
No. 33 retired by both Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers in his honour


"You have to be able to center yourself, to let all of your emotions go... Don't ever forget that you play with your soul as well as your body." - Kareem Abdul Jabbar


RIP Muhammad Ali