Jackson Keith Wilkes Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Jamaal Abdul-Lateef (born Jackson Keith Wilkes on May 2, 1953), better known as Jamaal Wilkes, is a retired American basketball player who played the small forward position and won four NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. He was a three-time NBA All-Star and the 1975 NBA Rookie of the Year. Wilkes was also a key player on two National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) championship teams under coach John Wooden for the UCLA Bruins. He was inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, and his jersey No. 52 was retired by both the Lakers and the Bruins.Wilkes converted to Islam and legally changed his name to Jamaal Abdul-Lateef in 1975, but he continued to use his birth surname only for purposes of public recognition.
Inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2012.
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Changed his name to Jamaal Wilkes and was popularly known by that name in the NBA.
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Upon entering the NBA, he converted to Islam and legally changed his name to Jamaal Abdul-Lateef, but retained the surname Wilkes throughout his NBA career.
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Started at small forward on NBA championship teams with the Golden State Warriors in 1974-1975 and the Los Angeles Lakers in 1979-1980 and 1981-1982.
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Forward for Golden State Warriors (1974-1977), Los Angeles Lakers (1977-1985) and Los Angeles Clippers (1985-1986).