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Basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is intensely private regarding his personal life.

Basketball great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar being treated for a rare form of leukemia, and he said his prognosis is encouraging.

Here's a quick question for NBA trivia buffs: Who is the last person to win the Most Valuable Player award who is no longer an active player in the association? Believe it or not, it's Karl Malone, who won the second of his two MVPs for the lockout-shortened 1999 season with the Utah Jazz.

From the George Mikan era in Minneapolis to the 1972 champions, Magic Johnson's "Showtime" days and more, David Kohler has compiled an astounding amount of Lakers artifacts.

Hall of Fame players Isiah Thomas and Magic Johnson famously kissed moments before tip-off of Game 1 of the 1988 NBA finals.

Greg Oden reinvented himself this summer. After an inconsistent debut season, the 7-foot-center for the Portland Trail Blazers slimmed down, worked on his defense, focused on his footwork and even added a turnaround jumper to his repertoire.

When he heard the criticisms from his former friend Magic Johnson in a soon-to-be-released book, Isiah Thomas said he'd had enough.

Paul would have never won a ring if Kevin Garnett never came to the Celtics . and without Pau Gasol the Lakers dont win the title last year you realize if pierce had shaq in his prime they would have won 2 or 3 titles as well maybee even more Paulie is not even top 5 SF in the league, so please everyone quit thinking he is there was already a poll ...

A lot of fans would say the NBA was at its best during the 1980s. That was back when Earvin "Magic" Johnson's Lakers would battle Larry Bird's Boston Celtics for the title almost every year.

Gentry: 'There's a method to the madness' Wednesday, October 14, 2009 Suns coach Alvin Gentry has brought back an uptempo style of basketball to the desert, which had been the team's hallmark before the arrival of Shaquille O'Neal - who was traded to Cleveland in the offseason.

A slightly different version of this article first appeared as a cover story in the 2006-07 edition of Lindy's Pro Basketball .

DJ Mbenga - F/C Los Angeles Lakers Mbenga is one-half Belgian, one-half Congolese, and one-half useless.

Kobe is the best of all-time? Just laughable. Kobe is, WOW, better than his "Airness"? Just shameful.

After the article written by Michael Marley was posted on the Internet on Oct. 4,2009, fans of Pound for Pound King Manny Pacquiao has been pounding the Internet traffic with harsh criticisms against Pacman's adviser Michael Koncz.

I find it highly illogical that when someone puts up an argument in regards to Kobe Bryant and it's not one that's going to shine a light positively on Kobe Bryant, his fans in a rush to pass judgment over you begin by calling you a "hater." Their beliefs are that you do not believe that Kobe is a great player, which isn't the case.

Every newsie worth his salt can talk on and on about his favorite stories. The ones that broke news.

They had all summer to script how they would act out their feelings toward Jazz forward Carlos Boozer, which explains why Landon Hall and Jason Bond fell back on a months-old trade rumor as the theme of their protest during Thursday's preseason opener at EnergySolutions Arena.

Media circus? You call this a media circus? No doubt the Lakers' media day on Tuesday was not likely to be mistaken for one in Oklahoma City or Memphis, but by franchise standards, this was more like a media church carnival.

Despite a summer of tension with the organization, Boozer will report on time and be in attendance Friday when the Jazz host media day, the Tribune has learned.

The two are set to be wed on Sunday and the latest word is that NBA superstar Kobe Bryant will attend.