LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 10: Former NBA basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar attends the grand opening of the Conga Room at LA Live on December 10, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. Getty Images logo Getty Images 11 months ago

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 10: Former NBA basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar attends the grand opening of the Conga Room at LA Live on December 10, 2008 in Los Angeles, California.

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  1. 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.

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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  9. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  10. David Stern, commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA), speaks during a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  11. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) attends a press conference with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  12. David Stern (R), commissioner of the National Basketball Association (NBA) holds a basketball with Taipei Mayor Hau Long-bin as they attend a press conference in Taipei on October 8, 2009 shortly before the start of a game. Denver Nuggets were to take on the Indiana Pacers in an NBA friendly here in the first-ever NBA game played in Taiwan.
  13. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern speaks to media about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  14. National Basketball Association (NBA) Commissioner David Stern, right, gives a basketball to Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin during a media event about the visiting exhibition game of the Denver Nuggets and Indiana Pacers in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2009.
  15. NBA official Ben Taylor calls a foul on Detroit Pistons' Austin Daye in the fourth quarter of a preseason NBA basketball game against the Milwaukee Bucks, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Auburn Hills, Mich. The officials called 68 fouls, 26 more than the average regular-season game last year, in the Pistons' 113-104 win.

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