Follow usNational Basketball League legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been hospitalized after sustaining a broken hip when he fell at a music event in L.A., his manager Deborah Morales shared with the media.
Kareem (76) was hospitalized on Friday after falling in a concert and will undergo a procedure. Nothing more was shared by his representative.
Wishing him a speedy recovery.
NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been taken to hospital after breaking his hip in a fall at a concert on Friday. #BBCNBA
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Deborah added that the NBA legend was “deeply appreciative” of the L.A. Fire Department, which treated him immediately, and the professionals who work at UCLA Hospital, who are doing everything possible for him to feel great and taking great care of Abdul-Jabbar.
A Hall of Famer who triumphed with NBA trophies with the Milwaukee Bucks and LA Lakers, Kareem is the NBA’s only 6-time MVP and was the league’s career scoring leader until LeBron James broke his record at the beginning of the year.
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