A Los Angeles Lakers player was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
After the retirement of West and Chamberlain , the team acquired another center , Kareem Abdul-Jabbar , who had won multiple MVP awards , but was unable to make the Finals in the late 1970s .	center	center (basketball)	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -LRB- born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor Jr. ; April 16 , 1947 -RRB- is an American retired professional basketball player who played 20 seasons in the National Basketball Association -LRB- NBA -RRB- for the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers .	Milwaukee Bucks	Milwaukee Bucks	Los Angeles Lakers	Los Angeles Lakers	basketball	basketball	National Basketball Association	National Basketball Association
