National Basketball Association’s all-time leading scorer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is recuperating from quadruple coronary bypass surgery, according to the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center.
Dr. Rochard Shemin, who performed the operation on Thursday, confirmed to newsmen on Friday that the former centre was expected to make a full recovery.
He was diagnosed with cardiovascular disease earlier in the week, having previously won his battle with leukemia in 2009.
The basketball legend and NBA Hall of Famer, who turned 68 on Thursday, won six NBA championships- five with the Los Angeles Lakers and once with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Kareem Abdul-Jabber at the Madison Square Garden During the 2015 NBA All-Star Game. Image: Getty.
The New York native won 71 consecutive basketball games on his Power Memorial high school team in New York City, and won three consecutive national collegiate championships, as well as three Most Valuable Player accolade in the NCAA with the UCLA.
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