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Abdul-Jabbar has also been an actor, a basketball coach, a best-selling author, and a martial artist, having trained in Jeet Kune Do under Bruce Lee and appeared in his film Game of Death (1972). [11] In 2012, Abdul-Jabbar was selected by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to be a U.S. global cultural ambassador. [12]
A social activist and writer, Abdul-Jabbar revealed in 2020 that he had prostate cancer. In 2009, he said he was diagnosed the previous year with chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood.
A social activist and writer, Abdul-Jabbar revealed in 2020 that he had prostate cancer. In 2009, he said he was diagnosed the previous year with chronic myeloid leukemia, a cancer of the blood.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is on the mend after a hard fall. ... He beat chronic myeloid leukemia in 2008, underwent coronary bypass surgery in 2015 and was open about his prostate cancer diagnosis in 2020.
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 23 January 2025. Congolese-American basketball player (1966–2024) "Dikembe" and "Mutombo" redirect here. For other uses, see Dikembe (disambiguation) and Mutombo (name). Dikembe Mutombo Mutombo with the Philadelphia 76ers in 2002 Personal information Born (1966-06-25) June 25, 1966 Léopoldville ...
Early in their relationship, he converted to Islam and changed his name to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. Abdul-Jabbar proposed to Grier on the condition that she immediately convert to Islam. [25] Grier refused, and he married a different woman that day. [26] [27] Grier met the comedian Freddie Prinze while promoting her film Coffy in 1973. They began a ...
Amid the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Abdul-Jabbar also penned a WebMD essay discussing the importance of healthcare for Black Americans and revealed that he had fought prostate cancer ...
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, 75, sits down with Prevention to share his atrial fibrillation diagnosis and experience. Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a common heart condition that causes irregular heartbeat.