FILE – Kareem Abdul-Jabbar arrives at WE Day California at The Forum on Thursday, April 25, 2019, in Inglewood, Calif. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar appreciates what today’s NBA players are doing in their attempts to make the world better, how they’re using their voices and platforms as conduits for change. The NBA announced Thursday, May 13, 2021 the creation of a new award — the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Social Justice Champion Award — to recognize players who are making strides in the fight for social justice.(Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
LOS ANGELES (NewsNation) — NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was in the hospital Saturday after falling, according to multiple reports.
TMZ reports that Abdul-Jabbar was attending an unspecified event on Friday when he fell to the floor and shattered his hip.
According to Bleacher Report, Abdul-Jabbar was taken from the scene of the fall to UCLA Hospital for treatment.
His condition was not immediately known.
Abdul-Jabbar, 76, revealed a battle with prostate cancer in 2020 and chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) in 2008. In 2023, he revealed he was diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, or AFib, a common form of heart arrhythmia.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played in the NBA for 20 seasons as a member of the Milwaukee and Los Angeles Lakers.
At the time of his retirement at 42 in 1989, he was the NBA’s regular season career leader in points, games played, minutes played, field goals made, blocked shots and defensive rebounds.
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