Born at 6:30pm-EST
B.A. from U.C.L.A. [1969]
NBA's all-time leading scorer with 38,387 points.
Graduate of Power Memorial HS, NY City
Enshrined in the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1995.
Played for the National Basketball Association's (NBA) Milwaukee Bucks (1969-70 thru 1974-75) and Los Angeles Lakers (1975-76 thru 1988-89).
Studied Jeet Kune Do Martial arts under Bruce Lee.
Only college player to win three Player of the Year awards.
Holds the NBA record for Most Valuable Player awards with six.
Began wearing goggles on the court due to corneal erosion syndrome, a condition where the eye cornea doesn't produce moisture and begins to dry out.
The NCAA outlawed the dunk shot because of his dominance at center for UCLA.
Assistant coach for the NBA Los Angeles Clippers, (2000).
Holds NBA career records for most minutes (57,446), most points (38,387), most field goals made (15,837) and most field goals attempted (28,307). First player in NBA history to play 20 seasons. Led NBA in scoring (1971-31.7 ppg, 1972-34.8 ppg). Led NBA in rebounding (1976-16.9 rpg). Led NBA in blocked shots (1975, 1976, 1979, 1980). NBA MVP (1971-72, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1980). NBA Rookie of the Year (1970). All NBA First Team (1971-74, 1976-77, 1980-81, 1984, 1986). NBA All-Defensive First Team (1974-75, 1979-81). NBA Finals MVP (1971, 1985).
NBA 35th Anniversary All-Time Team (1980). NBA 50th Anniversary All-Time Team (1996).
Played for UCLA (1965-69). The Sporting News College Player of the Year (1967, 1969). Three-time First Team All-America (1967-69). Two-time National Player of the Year (1967, 1969). Three-time NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player (1967-69). Naismith Award winner (1969). Leading scorer in UCLA history. Led NCAA with .667 field goal percentage (1967) and .635 field goal percentage (1969).
Played in 18 NBA All-Star Games (1970-1977, 1979-89).
Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament wrote a song about him based on the urban myth that he lost all of his money investing in hotels for tall people. The song, entitled "Sweet Lew," appears on the album "Lost Dogs."
The #33 on his basketball jersey was a tribute to his friend Bruce Lee who died in 1973.
Grandparents are originally from Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies.
Father was a transit police officer in New York City.
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