As Kobe Bryant hits the news after topping Michael Jordan's NBA record, many wonder whether he'll top the number one spot for most points at the National Basketball Association - and what is Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's net worth!

While not the richest man in the history of basketball, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's net worth is still considerable - particularly considering he's the player with the most records going on, including being the association's six-time Most Valuable Player, 19-time NBA All-Star, 15-time All-NBA selection, and an 11-time NBA All-Defensive Team member - certainly, he's among the biggest names the sport of basketball has even seen in its courts.

Lately, Abdul-Jabbar has been making news as fans of the sport across the world have been wondering whether Kobe will break his record after surpassing the one Michael Jordan set in his career, becoming the third biggest scorer of all time - and while Kobe certainly has much more money, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's net worth is still very high for someone who played the sport in his time.

Abdul-Jabbar, born Ferdinand Lewis Alcindor, Jr., converted to Islam in the early 70s, after winning his first NBA championship at age 24. That's when Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's net worth started to really grow, as the central kept on winning championships over the twenty seasons he played in the NBA.

At the time he retired in 1989 - after a career that spanned for 20 years - Abdul-Jabbar was still the leader in different NBA records, among which are: a total of 38,387 points (a record he maintains), playing the most games (1,560) and obviously the most minutes (57,446), defensive rebounds (9,394) and blocked shots (3,189). Currently, he's third place of all time in both defensive rebounds and blocked shots.

After an NBA career that spanned decades, a few best-selling books (including his autobiography "Giant Steps") and becoming a Cultural Ambassador since 2012, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's net worth is currently standing at $20 million according to Celebrity Net Worth.