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Posts Tagged ‘Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Leukiemia

Chris Paul Beats The Lakers In Game 1 Of The NBA Playoffs…Hornets Sting The NBA Champs,Laker-Haters Are Happy

April 17, 2011

Laker haters around the country are celebrating the defeat of the NBA champions today, at the hands of a team they beat all four times this year during the regular season.(ESPN) Chris Paul led the charge for his team, the New Orleans Hornets, as they stung the Los Angeles Lakers in 109-100 upset victory over […]

Black Broadcasting Pioneer Bryant Gumbel Battles Lung Cancer…He’s Winning So Far

December 8, 2009

Today I woke up to the news that one of my African-American broadcasting heroes, Bryant Gumbel, is recovering from a bought with malignant lung cancer. Gumbel is 61 years young, and his presence in the broadcasting community has had a major impact for several years. [picapp align=”center” wrap=”false” link=”term=bryant+gumbel&iid=2901482″ src=”5/1/7/6/2008_UNICEF_Snowflake_5157.jpg?adImageId=8140267&imageId=2901482″ width=”234″ height=”338″ /] I call him […]

NBA’S New Orleans Hornets Fire Their Coach LA Laker star Byron Scott

November 12, 2009

[picapp src=”b/6/b/4/New_Orleans_Hornets_ac67.JPG?adImageId=7394357&imageId=7001301″ width=”380″ height=”360″ /] The New Orléans Saints football team has been doing so well, and I have been amazed and happy for ex-San Diego Charger Drew Brees, and San Diego native and homeboy Reggie Bush, that I have not paid that much attention to their basketball team, the Hornets. I know they have some […]

L.A. Laker Legend Kareem Abdul-Jabar Diagnosed with Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

November 10, 2009

[picapp src=”a/0/9/7/Lakers_celebrate_their_5046.JPG?adImageId=7306151&imageId=4999079″ width=”380″ height=”266″ /]  Los Angeles basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar,62, is being treated for a rare form of leukemia, it is a form of blood cancer known as chronic myelogenous leukemia. The disease was discovered in Kareem last December, and his prognosis is good. He is receiving treatment and he is responding very well.  CML,as it […]