Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

...… By BETH HARRIS, AP Sports Writer Beth Harris, Ap Sports Writer - 12 mins ago LOS ANGELES - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is glad he went public about being treated for a rare form of leukemia because it has given him a chance to reconnect...

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...to the recipient. Otherwise, it is considered private information; see Privacy policy. LOS ANGELES - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is glad he went public about being treated for a rare form of leukemia because it has given him a chance to...

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...feet with 8:53 remaining in the fourth quarter of a 129-115 victory over the Utah Jazz. The points, his last of the night, gave him 22, one more than he needed to surpass the NBA's previous all-time regular-season scoring record of 31,419 held...

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...is that Abdul-Jabbar's prognosis is promising. Diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in December, Abdul-Jabbar, 62, said doctors have told him he can manage and live with this condition. Normally private, he said he had no qualms about...

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...long-term prognosis is very good, the NBA Hall of Famer was quoted as saying on Tuesday. The 62-year-old Abdul-Jabbar told the Los Angeles Times he had chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. He said the disease was...

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...that treats the illness. Citing the way Los Angeles Lakers teammate Magic Johnson brought awareness to HIV, Abdul-Jabbar said he wants to do the same for his form of blood cancer, which can be fatal if left untreated. "I've never been...

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