Retired NBA player, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, revealed this week that he’s been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and is currently being treated. Abdul-Jabbar stated that doctors say he has a “very good” chance of living out the rest of his life without drastic changes. The message is simple: You have to have the expert advice of a specialist. You have to take your medicine and get your blood analyzed,” he said. Abdul-Jabbar is best known as the 7-foot-2 center great that led the Los Angeles Lakers to five championships, and also one other prior with the Milwaukee Bucks in 1971. He retired from the NBA in 1989.