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LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar says he's recovering from hip replacement surgery after falling at a concert, but his Substack account of the incident showed his sense of humor is intact.  NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (AFP) "Humpty Kareem had a great fall," Abdul-Jabbar...

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been hospitalized after falling at a concert and suffering a broken hip, according to a statement by his long-time business partner Deborah Morales on Saturday, Dec. 16.  NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (AFP) Abdul-Jabbar, 76, was a...

LOS ANGELES (AFP) -- LeBron James finally eclipsed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the most prolific scorer in NBA history on Tuesday, Feb. 7, breaking a 39-year record that many throughout basketball believed would never be beaten. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ceremoniously hands LeBron James of the Los Angeles...

LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on during the game against the Golden State Warriors on February 12, 2022 at Chase Center in San Francisco, California. (AFP) NBA superstar LeBron James became the highest scoring player in combined regular season and playoff history, surpassing Los...

In this file photo Kareem Abdul-Jabbar attends the 2019 NBA Awards at Barker Hangar on June 24, 2019 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Rich Fury / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / AFP) A new NBA award created to recognize the social justice efforts of players will be named for all-time scoring...