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Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar
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Los
Angeles
Lakers
legend
Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar
was
hospitalized
after
falling
and
breaking
his
hip
during
a
concert
in
Los
Angeles.
As
Father
Time
wraps
his
arm
around
us,
we
all
can
hope
we
can
age
gracefully
like
NBA
legend
Kareem
Abdul-Jabbar.
At
the
young
age
of
76,
the
OG
is
always
active
and
hitting
events
like
he’s
21,
but
years
of
playing
professional
sports
can
put
a
beating
on
every
athlete’s
body
no
matter
how
healthy
they
are.
According
to
TMZ,
Kareem’s
business
partner
Deborah
Morales
recently
confirmed
that
he
is
currently
hospitalized.
The
reason
for
the
hospitalization
stems
from
a
fall
that
happened
while
he
was
enjoying
a
concert
in
Los
Angeles.
The
Lakers
star
reportedly
took
an
accidental
tumble
that
shattered
his
hip.
In
a
statement
to
PEOPLE,
Morales
offered
an
update
on
the
NBA
legend.
“Last
night,
while
attending
a
concert,
Kareem
suffered
an
accidental
fall
and
shattered
his
hip.
He
will
have
surgery
today,”
Abdul-Jabbar’s
longtime
business
partner,
Deborah
Morales,
said
in
a
statement.
“We
are
all
deeply
appreciative
of
all
the
support
for
Kareem,
especially
from
the
Los
Angeles
Fire
Department
who
assisted
Kareem
on
site,
and
the
amazing
medical
team
and
doctors
at
UCLA
Hospital
who
are
taking
great
care
of
Kareem
now,”
she
adds.
Kareem
has
been
more
active
than
usual
this
year
thanks
to
LeBron
James
breaking
the
NBA
scoring
record
he
previously
held.
He
also
stays
pretty
busy
with
his
philanthropic
work
and
giving
back
to
the
community.
We
wish
him
a
speedy
recovery.
