Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in High Spirits at Hospital, Anticipates a 3-Month Recovery Following Successful Hip Replacement Surgery
Fortunately, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar managed to mock himself.
The legendary NBA player is on the temporary list of injured after fracturing his hip during a concert last week following a fall.
After fracturing his hip, he was recuperating, however, and was in excellent spirits.
On his Substack profile, Abdul-Jabbar updated his followers on his whereabоuts and disclosed that he had been en route to deliver a speech at Disney Hall in Los Angeles’s Manhattan Transfer concert.
He jokingly expressed his desire to have fallen “while attempting to prevent a child from falling from a balcony.”
“However, I recently stumbled. Abdul-Jabbar wrote, “I find it difficult to accept that a once-world-class athlete has just stumbled.” “However, age transforms us into equals and humbles us all.” Currently, I am a bedridden patient of international caliber recovering from a hip replacement, just like the 450,000 Americans who undergo the procedure annually.
In the company of Kamala Harris, I would like to offer my own commendation for a group that I deeply adore and revere. With a fractured hip, I was transported to UCLA Hospital after collapsing.
The former NBA player, who spent twenty seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks and the Los Angeles Lakers in the National Basketball Association, acknowledged that his advanced age contributed to his recent аccident.
He continued, “I wish I could sаy I fell while attempting to prevent a child from falling over a balcony, but I simply tripped.” “I find it difficult to believe that a former world-class athlete has just fallen. Although age unifies us all, it also humbles us. Currently, I am a bedridden patient of international caliber recovering from a hip replacement, just like the 450,000 Americans who undergo the procedure annually.
Abdul-Jabbar explained why he was able to compose the column from his hospital bed in anticipation of a lengthy family vacation.
He wrote, “I am writing to you because…well, that is what I do.” “However, I will be taking a week or so off during the holidays to recuperate completely and spend time with my family following this week.