Retired NBA Great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Reveals Diagnosis of Rare Form of Cancer Published November 11, 2009 | Filed under: Sports Retired NBA great, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, revealed this week that he's been diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia and is currently being treated. The 62-year-old Hall of Famer announced that he was diagnosed last December with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML)...