Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's father, Ferdinand L. Alcindor, died Friday from organ failure after a long bout with senile dementia. He was 86.

Alcindor died at Coney Island Hospital, the Los Angeles Lakers said in a statement. Abdul-Jabbar is a special assistant coach with the team.

"Our deepest condolences and sympathy go out to Kareem and his entire family," Lakers owner Dr. Jerry Buss said in a statement. "Al Alcindor will be remembered mostly by Lakers fans for the fact that he and Kareem's mother, Cora, raised Kareem into a fine man who became one of the greatest players in Lakers history.

"However, he should also be remembered as a man of great character, intelligence and integrity," he said.