Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is battling leukemia, and says his prognosis is "very good."
The retired Los Angeles Lakers center — the National Basketball Association's greatest all-time scorer — was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia, a rare blood and bone marrow cancer, last December.
"I heard the word 'leukemia,' and I thought ...
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Kareem Abdul-Jabaar, former NBA star, visits the set of Hard Target to discuss his new book on an all black tank battalion that fought in World War II. watch
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar talks to TIME's Sean Gregory about his recent diagnosis watch
