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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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This undated picture provided by Bloomsbury Auctions shows a self-portrait sketch by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. It is from the collection of Burt Britton, who, as a bartender, began asking famous writers, athletes and artists to draw pictures of themselves.

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Former Los Angeles Lakers great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar works with the Laker big men during practice for the NBA basketball finals, Wednesday, June 10, 2009, in Orlando, Fla. The Lakers play the Orlando Magic in Game 4 Thursday.

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Former Los Angeles Lakers gather for a group portrait at a ceremony honoring Jerry West and Elgin Baylor with a bronze plaque at the Los Angeles Coliseum's peristyle Court of Honor, honoring their achievements when the Lakers played at the adjacent Sports Arena, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2009.