The NBA’s all-time leading scorer Kareen Abdul-Jabbar said Monday he was diagnosed with a rare form of leukemia last December.

Abdul-Jabbar’s doctor said the chronic myeloid leukemia is not a certain death sentence with regular treatment.

The six-time NBA All-Star has vowed to use his diagnosis to raise awareness about leukemia since non-treatment of leukemia can be fatal.

Twitter users rallied behind the basketball hero Tuesday:

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   seesheshe (Brooklyn, NY) Kareem Abdul Jabbar has been diagnosed w/Leukemia (via ABC news). He’s the original class act! He will beat this & b w/us for a long time! 10 Nov 2009 from UberTwitter
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   starchildluke (England) Hope you get through this Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, arguably the greatest BBaller ever. That’s right MJ, I said it. 10 Nov 2009 from web
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   hustlamoney (New York) We as a people need to start-up another movement against cancer.So many past but not forgotten lets do it for them.Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 10 Nov 2009 from web
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   Julia_LTL087 (California) Im so sad about Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is sick =( 1 of my favorite basketball players of all time, my heart is with him during this rough time 10 Nov 2009 from web
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   alexcarbello (Columbia, Mo.) Abdul-Jabbar diagnosed with cancer.. One of the greatest of all time can’t avoid cancer it effects so many stay strong Kareem 10 Nov 2009 from TweetDeck

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