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FILE - In this March 23, 1968, file photo, UCLA's Lew Alcindor, with the basket netting draped over his shoulders, holds a sign just after leading UCLA to the NCAA basketball championship in Los Angeles on March 23, 1968.  Muhammad Ali’s actions influenced others. Alcindor boycotted the 1968 Summer Olympics. boycotted the 1968 Summer Olympics. After winning his first NBA championship in 1971, he took the Muslim name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. (AP Photo/File)

FILE - In this March 23, 1968, file photo, UCLA's Lew Alcindor, with the basket netting draped over his shoulders, holds a sign just after leading UCLA to the NCAA basketball championship in Los Angeles on March 23, 1968. Muhammad Ali’s actions influenced others. Alcindor boycotted the 1968 Summer Olympics. boycotted the 1968 Summer Olympics. After winning his first NBA championship in 1971, he took the Muslim name Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. (AP Photo/File)

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