NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar has been taken to hospital after breaking his hip in a fall at a live performance on Friday.
The 76-year-old, who’s the one six-time Most Priceless Participant in league historical past, is about to have surgical procedure in a Los Angeles hospital.
Abdul-Jabbar performed within the NBA from 1969-89, profitable six championships – 5 with the Los Angeles Lakers.
He held the NBA profession regular-season scoring file of 38,387 factors till LeBron James broke it in February.
The 19-time All-Star, who stands at 7ft 2in, nonetheless holds the information for regular-season subject objectives (15,837) and profession minutes performed (57,446).
He has additionally had a profitable performing profession, showing in movies together with Airplane! and Glass Onion, in addition to that includes in The Contemporary Prince of Bel-Air, The Simpsons and The Massive Bang Idea.
“We’re all deeply appreciative of all of the assist for Kareem, particularly from the Los Angeles Fireplace Division, who assisted Kareem on website, and the wonderful medical staff and docs at UCLA Hospital, who’re taking nice care of Kareem now,” stated his enterprise accomplice Deborah Morales.