article_snippet.sent: Abdul-Jabbar (No. 33) shooting Abdul-Jabbar patented sky hook while playing for the Los Angeles Lakers in 1987 .
article_snippet.sent: The  7-foot-2 player led UCLA to three consecutive  titles and was named the Most Valuable Player of the NCAA tournament for three straight years.
article_snippet.sent: Abdul-Jabbar, who was known for his patented sky hook, won an NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks before moving on to the Los Angeles Lakers and winning five more rings.
article_snippet.sent: Abdul-Jabbar won an NBA championship with the Milwaukee Bucks and five with the Los Angeles Lakers .
article_snippet.sent: Abdul-Jabbar also beat Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myeloid leukemia after being diagnosed in 2008.
article_snippet.sent: Abdul-Jabbar documentary, On the Shoulders of Giants: The Greatest Team You’ve Never Heard Of, earned Abdul-Jabbar two NAACP Image Awards in 2013.
highlights_snippet.sent: Six-time league champion admitted  this week with cardiovascular disease .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: Abdul-Jabbar was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia in 2008 .
  