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I expect more people from China and Asia to end up in the NBA.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: April 16
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Basketball Coach
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Film Producer
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New York City
New York
Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor
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Lew Alcindor
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