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Lakers News: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Released From Hospital

The Los Angeles Lakers have had the luxury of having several hall of fame players through out the history of the franchise. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is one of them, he helped bring five championships to Los Angeles and is the all-time leading scorer in the NBA.

Abdul-Jabbar underwent quadruple bypass surgery on April 16th and it was successful. Unfortunately, Abdul-Jabbar experienced some dizziness and had to be re-admitted to the UCLA Medical Center to monitor the problem more closely.

The following statement comes from Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center on behalf of Kareem Abdul-Jabbar:

This morning, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was experiencing some dizziness following his April 16 quadruple bypass surgery.