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NBA's Abdul-Jabbar Has Rare Form of Leukemia

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar smiles during the opening of the Lakers Reading & Learning Center in Santa Monica, Calif. NEW YORK Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and the basketball great said his prognosis is encouraging. Full Article at FOX News

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  1. It's shocking ... I didn't know about it. Ownership didn't know about it. I'm not surprised he kept it quiet, but I'm also not surprised after a year he'd go public with it because my understanding is he wanted to create awareness about the illness.
    Mitch Kupchak – Mitch Kupchak SOURCE: Southern CA Press-Enterprise 2 weeks ago
  2. He was always coming in, working out and running up and down the court ... He used to do a full-court drill every day, so I had no idea.
    Andrew Bynum – Andrew Bynum SOURCE: Southern CA Press-Enterprise 2 weeks ago
  3. He's the proudest of men, the most talented of men and the kindest of men ... It's our duty, obligation and respect to do whatever we can to help him through this difficult time. … He'll do what he's always done. He has always given people hope.
    Bill Walton – Bill Walton SOURCE: USA Today 2 weeks ago
  4. When the story came over the wire in the middle of the night, I could not sleep at all
    Bill Walton – Bill Walton SOURCE: USA Today 2 weeks ago
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