<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/image_2021-03-07_132454.png"></figure><h1>Lakers’ LeBron James chasing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for other all-time record aside from points</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-06T21:34:03-08:00">March 6th, 9:34pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-06T21:34:03-08:00">March 6th, 9:34pm</time><address><a>Mike Cruz</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s a widely known fact that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is chasing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on the NBA’s all-time scoring list. Apparently, that’s not the only stat that The King is catching up Abdul-Jabbar on. James is also on Abdul-Jabbar’s radar in terms of <a href="https://twitter.com/LakersReporter/status/1367955978306482177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1367955978306482177%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fclutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1028277action%3Dedit">all-time combined</a> regular season and playoff minutes played, per Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">An updated <a href="https://twitter.com/KingJames?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@KingJames</a> minutes stat: having played the 7th most minutes of any player this season, he is up to 60,607 combined regular season and playoff minutes. </p><p>That trails only <a href="https://twitter.com/kaj33?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@kaj33</a> (66,297) and Karl Malone (62,759). Kobe is 4th with 56,882.</p><p>— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) <a href="https://twitter.com/LakersReporter/status/1367955978306482177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 5, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>As Trudell laid out, James has now accumulated a combined 60,607 regular season and postseason minutes through year 18 and a half. James actually just ranks 7th all time in regular season minutes, but holds the top spot in playoff minutes with 10,811.</p><p>It doesn’t seem like his minutes are going to slow down either, considering the self-proclaimed Washed King played the 7th most total minutes across the entire league this season, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/los-angeles-lakers/stats">averaging nearly</a> 35 minutes a night. The 36-year old James has played in 1,301 regular season games and 230 playoff games in his career so far.</p><p>James will likely close in on Utah Jazz legend Karl Malone and gain the no. 2 spot within the 2021-22 season. This holds true for both the all-time combined minutes played and the all-time scoring list.</p><p>This feat for King James just speaks volumes of both his longevity and greatness. At Year 18, James is still playing at an extremely high level and is putting up an MVP caliber season. Appearing in 36 of 37 games through the first half of the year (he only sat out Los Angeles’ final game before the All-Star break), James is averaging <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sports/nba/players/lebron-james/b1a9094f/stats">25.8 points</a>, 8.0 rebounds, and 7.8 assists, while leading the Lakers to the no. 3 seed in the Western Conference.</p><p>The MVP chatter surrounding James has died down a bit as a result of the Lakers’ struggles sans Anthony Davis. Nevertheless, it’s still mind-boggling to see the 4-time NBA champion continue to do what he does at an age where most of his peers are already on the decline.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ LeBron James chasing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for other all-time record aside from points

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/zion2-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Pelicans All-Star Zion Williamson ties NBA record last made by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar five decades ago</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2021-03-03T21:21:03-08:00">March 3rd, 9:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2021-03-03T21:21:03-08:00">March 3rd, 9:21pm</time><address><a>Virgil Villanueva</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In just his second year in the league, New Orleans Pelicans forward Zion Williamson has aligned himself with NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar through an awesome statistic.</p><p>Per ESPN, Williamson has scored at least 20 points on 50 percent shooting in 14 consecutive games. This ties Abdul-Jabbar for the longest streak by any player in his first two seasons.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Zion Williamson has scored at least 20 points on 50% shooting in 14 straight games, tying Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the longest streak of its kind by a player within his 1st 2 seasons in the Shot Clock Era (sine 1954-55) h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/EliasSports?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@EliasSports</a> <a href="https://t.co/EpP3AvigF8" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/EpP3AvigF8</a></p><p>— ESPN Stats &amp; Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNStatsInfo/status/1367321400818696192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">March 4, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It’s one hell of a crazy stat. Williamson is definitely showing everyone why he was the first overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. Pelicans fans already knew that he was the real thing, but some are probably surprised how good Zion is.</p><p>Prior to Wednesday’s game, Williamson was averaging 25.5 points, 7.2 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game. He’s also shooting <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/stats/player/_/table/offensive/sort/fieldGoalPct/dir/desc">61.4 percent</a> from the field, which ranked fifth in the league. Moreover, he’s the only player who’s shooting at least 60 percent from the field and averaging 16.0 field goal attempts. It proves how efficient Zion is amid his high usage rate.</p><p>It’s crystal clear why the Pelicans youngster is posting such stellar numbers. As for one, he knows his main strengths. He’s stronger and quicker than most forwards and centers. Second, he knows how to utilize these assets very well.</p><p>It also helps that Pelicans head coach Stan Van Gundy has set up individual offensive sets for him. Of course, there’s his teammate Lonzo Ball who throws him lobs more often than not.</p><p>Zion Williamson has a chance to break Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record on Thursday against the Miami Heat. It’ll be a tough assignment especially since the Heat are a very good defensive team, but we can expect that Zion wn’t go down without a fight.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Pelicans All-Star Zion Williamson ties NBA record last made by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar five decades ago

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The list is currently led by NBA legend Hakeem Olajuwon (204), with AD surpassing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (42) for ninth in the list.</p><p>In the Lakers’ <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/scores/nba/df42a13a-32c0-4daf-9324-a885d820a079/los-angeles-lakers-memphis-grizzlies-01-06-2021" rel="noopener">94-92 victory</a> over the Memphis Grizzlies, Davis had three steals and three blocks to go along with his 26-point, 10-rebound output. This marked his 43rd game with at least three steals and three blocks.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Make it 43 games with at least 3 blocks and 3 steals for <a href="https://twitter.com/AntDavis23?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@AntDavis23</a>, good for 9th all time, via the <a href="https://twitter.com/SpectrumSN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">@SpectrumSN</a> pregame show.</p><p>He used the word “activity” in the walkoff 📺 spot to describe how he got to that mark yet again tonight in Memphis. <a href="https://t.co/lXpMMYYsX6" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/lXpMMYYsX6</a></p><p>— Mike Trudell (@LakersReporter) <a href="https://twitter.com/LakersReporter/status/1346660557034668033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">January 6, 2021</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>As seen in the list, Davis is closing in on Kevin Garnett, Josh Smith and Patrick Ewing. Olajuwon’s record seems a mile away from where Davis is standing now. But seeing the other players in the club and remembering how great defenders they were, one can safely say that AD is indeed one of the best stoppers out there.</p><p>It’s a travesty that Davis has never been crowned Defensive Player of the Year, especially since he has a ton of defensive-related accolades in his resume. The Lakers big man has been selected into the All-Defensive First Team and All-Defensive Second Team two times each, while also leading the league in blocks thrice.</p><p>Last season, the Kentucky product finished second behind Giannis Antetokounmpo in the DPOY voting. It is the second time he  finished among the top three vote-getters. In 2018, he finished third behind Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz and Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Anthony Davis finished second in Defensive Player of the Year voting <a href="https://t.co/GGi9IAXaaL" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/GGi9IAXaaL</a></p><p>— Aggregation Nation's Harrison Faigen (@hmfaigen) <a href="https://twitter.com/hmfaigen/status/1298388368531705856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">August 25, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>It’s still a matter of wait-and-see if Anthony Davis can add a Defensive Player of the Year trophy to his shelf. If not, it won’t disqualify the Lakers star from being one of the best defenders that the league has ever seen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers’ Anthony Davis passes Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in unique record

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 18px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px;    font-size: 16px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: #0000FF;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 16px;    text-decoration: none;}ul {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 16px;}ol {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    padding: 0px 0px 0px 15px;    font-size: 16px;    border-left: 2px solid black;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: #333333;    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 12px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;    background-color: #EFEFEF;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/caruso-1.jpg"></figure><h1>Alex Caruso transforms into Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with beautiful sky hook</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2020-12-27T21:50:19-08:00">December 27th, 9:50pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2020-12-27T21:50:19-08:00">December 27th, 9:50pm</time><address><a>Paolo Songco</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers guard Alex Caruso came out with his best Kareem Abdul-Jabbar impersonation on Sunday in a matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The 26-year-old sunk a very pretty sky hook against the Wolves, which was reminiscent of Kareem’s trademark move.</p><p>Here’s a look at the play, courtesy of <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1343403556045393920">SportsCenter</a> on Twitter:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Caruso's sky-hook is a thing of beauty 😯 <a href="https://t.co/Drb4KOghQw" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/Drb4KOghQw</a></p><p>— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) <a href="https://twitter.com/SportsCenter/status/1343403556045393920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">December 28, 2020</a></p></blockquote><p></p></figure><p>Caruso showcased his moves on this particular play against a formidable defender in Ricky Rubio. The 6-foot-5 point guard logged just 11 minutes during Sunday’s blowout, but Caruso made sure to make his minutes count, finishing with seven points, one triple, two rebounds, and a nice-looking Abdul-Jabbar-eqsue sky hook.</p><p>The Lakers absolutely pummeled a hapless Timberwolves side, who were missing superstar big man Karl-Anthony Towns due to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-karl-anthony-towns-nursing-wrist-dislocation-and-will-miss-time/" rel="noopener">dislocated wrist</a>. L.A. mounted an early lead and never looked back. The one-sided contest ended with a final score of 127-91.</p><p>Lakers superstar big man Anthony Davis sat this one out with a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-anthony-davis-out-vs-timberwolves-due-to-calf-injury/">calf injury</a>, but fill in starter Kyle Kuzma more than made up for his teammate’s absence. The fourth-year power forward led all scorers with 20 points (on 8-of-12 shooting), four three-pointers, three rebounds, three assists, three blocks, and just one turnover in 29 minutes of play. Kuzma scored all 20 of his points in a tremendous <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-kyle-kuzma-sizzles-in-start-for-anthony-davis-with-20-points-first-half/" rel="noopener">first-half performance</a>.</p><p>L.A. handed the Wolves their first loss of the season, as the Lakers improve to 2-1. Caruso and Co. will look to make it three straight wins, as they return to action tomorrow night in a matchup against the Portland Trail Blazers.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Alex Caruso transforms into Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with beautiful sky hook

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He admitted he managed to overcome his threatening illness along with his past encounters with leukemia and heart bypass surgery due to his celebrity status as a former NBA player.</p><p>In an essay he recently wrote for <a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9034733/NBA-legend-Kareem-Abdul-Jabbar-73-reveals-battled-prostate-cancer-essay-healthcare.html">WebMD</a>, the 73-year-old mentioned he is fully aware of the fact many people of color don’t have the opportunity to have access to the same privileges he previously had:</p><blockquote>“I’ve been fortunate because my celebrity has brought me enough financial security to receive excellent medical attention,” Abdul-Jabbar said.“But while I’m grateful for my advantages, I’m acutely aware that many others in the Black community do not have the same options and that it is my responsibility to join with those fighting to change that. Because Black lives are at risk. Serious risk.”</blockquote><p>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar also called out the inequality looming over the entire health care system in America:</p><blockquote>“The more insidious and damaging threat to the health, lives, and economic well-being of Black Americans is a health care system that ignores the fact that, though they are most in need of medical services, they actually receive the lowest level,” he added.</blockquote><p>The notion of highlighting the flaws within the nation’s health care system is a timely topic considering the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The entire United States is still a hotbed for the virus, with around 15 million positive cases and nearly 300,000 deaths as of December 2020, per <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/us/coronavirus-us-cases.html">The New York Times</a>.</p><p>Kareem Abdul-Jabbar hopes to use his platform in order to shed light on the current situation involving the Black community with regards to receiving attention from the health care system in America. His insights will hopefully serve as a wake-up call for every person to not turn a blind eye and work to make changes for the better.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reveals his battle with prostate cancer, slams racial inequality in health care

2x Finals MVP

6x MVP

1969-70 ROY

19x All Star

Hall of Fame

2x Scoring Champ

1975-76 TRB Champ

4x BLK Champ

6x NBA Champ

15x All-NBA

11x All-Defensive

1969-70 All-Rookie

Milwaukee Bucks

Los Angeles Lakers

6 seasons

1 season

13 seasons

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Are you ready to talk about our health, activism and some b-ball @UCLAHealth @UCLAMBB I expect my fans to submit some questions for me and my boys..@Lakers #LakerLegends 

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Cicely was such a special person in her ability to successfully convey the strength, beauty &amp; determination of women who had been abused &amp; denied oppty even to the point of denying their humanity. I will always remember being w/her as we received The Presidential Medal of Freedom 

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Wow. This is impressive even to me.... don't ever say "never ever ..." 

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I met MLK when I was a high school journalism student. His courage, conviction &amp; compassion changed my life. He made me realize that good people don’t sit by &amp; allow injustice to exploit marginalized people. We are only as good as we treat the most vulnerable among us. #MLKDay 

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I am truly troubled by the events happening in our country. While I am still gathering my deeper thoughts on these issues, I wanted to offer my condolences and respect to the family of Police Officer Brian Sicknick 

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To The People of Georgia - Make sure you get out and vote on January 5 - here are a few words of advice 

1988-89 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
10.1	4.5	1.0	1.1	0.5

1988-89 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
10.1	4.5	1.0	1.1	0.5

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Alex Caruso transforms into Lakers legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with beautiful sky hook

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar reveals his battle with prostate cancer, slams racial inequality in health care