The disease was diagnosed in December 2008, but Abdul-Jabbar said his condition could be managed by taking oral medication daily, seeing his specialist every other month and having his blood analyzed regularly.
該疾病於2008年12月被診斷出來，但賈霸說他的病情可以透過每天服用口服藥物來治療，每隔一個月回診，並定期分析血液。