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Where did Kareem Abdul Jabbar get his name from?
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was named by the Islamic leader Hamaas Abdul Khaalis.
When did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's new name take effect?
After leading the Bucks to its first NBA championship at age 24 in 1971, he took the Muslim name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Question: How did he get it?
Self-contained rewrite: How did Kareem Abdul-Jabba get his new name?