Los Angeles Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, left, works with Pau Gasol, right, of Spain, and Andrew Bynum, during practice in El Segundo, Calif. , Saturday, June 14, 2008. The Lakers play the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals Sunday. AP Photo logo AP Photo 20 months ago

Los Angeles Lakers' Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, left, works with Pau Gasol, right, of Spain, and Andrew Bynum, during practice in El Segundo, Calif. , Saturday, June 14, 2008. The Lakers play the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the NBA basketball finals Sunday.

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  1. Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol (R) of Spain guards his brother, Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol, during the first half of NBA basketball action in Memphis, Tennessee February 1, 2010.
  2. Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol (L) of Spain blocks a shot by Memphis Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay during the first half of NBA basketball action in Memphis, Tennessee February 1, 2010.
  3. BOSTON - JANUARY 31: Coach Phil Jackson and Pau Gasol #16, both of the Los Angeles Lakers, have word with an official during a game against the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden on January 31, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts.
  4. Memphis Grizzlies Marc Gasol, middle, of Spain and teammate Zach Randolph, right, embrace after beating Los Angeles Lakers and Pau Gasol, right, of Spain during the second half of an NBA basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Feb. 1, 2010. Memphis won 95-93.
  5. Memphis Grizzlies' Marc Gasol, left, of Spain is defended by his brother Los Angeles Lakers' Pau Gasol, right, of Spain during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Memphis, Tenn., Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.
  6. BOSTON - JANUARY 31: Rajon Rondo #9 of the Boston Celtics gets by Pau Gasol #16 of the Los Angeles Lakers at the TD Garden on January 31, 2010 in Boston, Massachusetts.
  7. Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant jokes after scoring his 24,177 career point to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and move to second on the Lakers all-time scoring list during their NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Los Angeles, November 19, 2009.
  8. Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant scores for his 24,176 career point to tie Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for second on the Lakers all-time scoring list during their NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Los Angeles, November 19, 2009.
  9. Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant scores a free throw for his 24,177 career point to pass Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and move to second on the Lakers all-time scoring list during their NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Los Angeles, November 19, 2009.
  10. NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks during a news conference at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press in a recent interview.
  11. NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks during a news conference at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press in a recent interview.
  12. NBA Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar speaks during a news conference at Staples Center in Los Angeles, Calif., Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009. The NBA's all-time leading scorer was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia, he told The Associated Press in a recent interview.
  13. Los Angeles Lakers center Pau Gasol (16), of Spain, shoots voer San Antonio Spurs forward Richard Jefferson (24) and San Antonio Spurs center Tim Duncan, left, in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 101-89.
  14. Los Angeles Lakers forward Ron Artest (37) shoots over San Antonio Spurs guard Michael Finley (4) for a basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 101-89.
  15. Los Angeles Lakers guard Shannon Brown, front gets by San Antonio Spurs guard Manu Ginobili, of Argentina, back, in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 101-89.
  16. Los Angeles Lakers guard Jordan Farmar (1) drives the basket as he shoots over San Antonio Spurs forward Richard Jefferson (24) for a basket in the second half of an NBA basketball game, Monday, Feb. 8, 2010, in Los Angeles. The Lakers won 101-89.

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