Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Battling Leukemia

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's all-time leading scorer is currently battling with chronic myeloid leukemia that was diagnosed last December. From ESPN: Suggested Reading ‘Sinners’ Releases in Black American Sign Language. Here’s What That Means A Burger King Employee Throws a Drink on a Child in Viral Video, and Black TikTok Goes Nuts The Best, Black…

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, the NBA's all-time leading scorer is currently battling with chronic myeloid leukemia that was diagnosed last December. From ESPN:

Video will return here when scrolled back into view
Trump’s Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?
Trump’s Tariffs Might Stick Around. What Should We Buy Now?

"Abdul-Jabbar is taking an oral medication for the disease. He is a paid spokesman for the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis, which makes a drug that treats the illness.

"I've never been a person to share my private life. But I can help save lives," he said in a midtown Manhattan conference room. 'It's incumbent on someone like me to talk about this.'"

Get the full scoop on Kareem's battle at ESPN.com

Straight From The Root

Sign up for our free daily newsletter.