In early February 2023, King James dethroned Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the NBA’s all-time leading scorer, ending Kareem’s four-decade reign. Kareem wrote in his substack that he was happy Lebron won and held the record for so long. The Lakers legend wrote that his priority is social activism, writing and family, especially his three grandchildren:
“If I had the choice of keeping my scoring record intact for another hundred years or spending an afternoon with my grandkids, I’d be on the floor in seconds stacking Legos and eating Embeddables.”
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is not married and has five children from previous relationships.
Kareem is not married or dating. As far as we know, the 75-year-old NBA legend is single.
He has five children from three previous relationships. In 1971, Kareem met Janice, who converted to Islam and took the name Habiba. Her decision affected her relationship with her Christian parents, but she brought her closer to Kareem, who had also converted to Islam.
The couple’s first child, Habiba Alcindor, arrived in May 1972. The couple subsequently welcomed Kareem Jr. and Sultana. They separated in 1973 and had an on-and-off relationship until they divorced in 1978. Kareem and his ex-wife stayed together and raised their children into adulthood.
Kareem divorced Habiba due to the influence of Cheryl Pistono. The couple met in 1977, two months before the start of the 1977-78 season. piston said Sports Illustrated that she had no interest in Kareem, but his persistence wore her down. She said:
“He expected me to fall on him. Women had always done it, but one day he brought me a rose from his garden. He was very serious! I thought, oh, I have to make this person laugh. All he could think about was not hurting him.”
Kareem said that Pistono had more influence on his decisions than his peers, teachers and coaches. In 1984, the couple welcomed a son named Amir, who became an orthopedic surgeon and helped Kareem overcome his diagnosis of chronic myeloid leukemia. Pistono and Kareem separated in 1985.
Kareem welcomed Adam Abdul-Jabbar with his then-girlfriend, Julie Olds. Julie and Kareem separated after Adam’s birth. Orange County Registry reports that Adams spent time in jail in 2021 on three counts of assault with a deadly weapon.
Kareem has yet to remarry since he got divorced from Habiba.
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