Fear for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

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Fear for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Kareem Abdul Jabbar, NBA basketball legend, è was the victim of a fall on Friday evening while attending a concert and è was hospitalized.

Kareem, 76, è has been diagnosed with a hip fracture and will undergo surgery in these hours. Abdul-Jabbar, who was born Lew Alcindor and later converted to’Islam, left an indelible mark on NBA history.

The protagonist of an’epic rivalry with Larry Bird’s Boston Celtics in the golden era of the world’s finest basketball league when he played in a Los Angeles Lakers jersey, Kareem played from 1969 to 1975 for the Milwaukee Bucks winning a ring, and from 1975 to 1989 in a yellow and purple jersey winning five more.

A center role, è was named MVP of the regular season six times, still a record-breaking, two-time Finals MVP, and until recently è was the record holder for career points scored, 38387, ousted by LeBron James, another Lakers’ star man.

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