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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks during a news conference prior to an NBA basketball game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Milwaukee Bucks Thursday, Feb. 9, 2023, in Los Angeles. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar fell at a concert in Los Angeles and broke his hip. The NBA Hall of Famer was attending a show Friday night Dec. 15, 2023 when he was injured. Paramedics at the undisclosed venue responded and the 76-year-old was transported to a hospital for treatment. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) **FILE**

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar faces 3 months of recovery after surgery for broken hip

By Beth Harris - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James, left, poses for a photo with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar after James become the NBA's all-time leading scorer during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Oklahoma City Thunder Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2023, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) **FILE**

No drop-off in sight for NBA’s newest scoring leader LeBron James

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James (6) is defended by Indiana Pacers forward Aaron Nesmith (23) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Indianapolis, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

What LeBron passing Kareem means to NBA, greatest debate

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reacts during the first half of Game 4 of basketball's NBA Finals between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Phoenix Suns, Wednesday, July 14, 2021, in Milwaukee. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's reign atop the NBA career scoring list is about to end after nearly four decades. LeBron James is on the verge of passing Abdul-Jabbar for the record that he's held since 1984.(AP Photo/Aaron Gash, File) **FILE**

Pat Riley: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar never had potential, ‘only greatness’

By Tim Reynolds - Associated Press

Former NBA player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar listens during a sports and activism panel in San Jose, Calif., on Jan. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)

Abdul-Jabbar: James should be ‘embarrassed’ for some public stances, comments

By Jacob Calvin Meyer - The Washington Times

FILE - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arrives at the ESPY Awards in Los Angeles, in this July 18, 2018, file photo. Abdul-Jabbar revealed he had prostate cancer in a magazine article he wrote about health risks faced by Blacks. Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's career scoring leader, provided no other details about that illness in the piece he wrote for WebMD that first appeared Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2020. A publicist for Abdul-Jabbar said this is the first time he has spoken about the prostate cancer. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)

Abdul-Jabbar reveals past prostate cancer diagnosis in essay

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