Database: professional_basketball
Question: How many times between 1975 and 1980 did the player abdulka01 play for LAL?
SQL: SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT T2.year) FROM players AS T1 INNER JOIN players_teams AS T2 ON T1.playerID = T2.playerID WHERE T2.tmID = 'LAL' AND T2.year BETWEEN 1975 AND 1980 AND T1.playerID = 'abdulka01'