When Bill Russell was do commentary for the NBA broadcasts he always referred to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as "the legendary tall person from Los Angeles Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, young basketball fans probably remember that when he retired way back in 1989 he was the N.B.A.'s all-time leading scorer. This juvenile biography by Helen Borrello goes all the way back to the beginning of Kareem's legendary basketball career, when he was known as Lew Alcindor and was the most famous prep basketball player in the country, before he went on to win three consecutive N.C.A.A. titles at U.C.L.AHe was the NBA's regular season MVP in 1971, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, and 1980, and the playoff MVP in 1971 and 1985. Kareem was first-team all-star center in 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1984, and 1986, and second-team in 1970, 1978, 1979, 1983, and 1985.Abdul-Jabbar was the all-time leading scorer. In 1978, Abdul-Jabbar translated his popularity into a film career by appearing as a hulking foe to Bruce Lee in Game of Death.