Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
American basketball player
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| 2023 | Appeared as himself in season 7, episode 3 of the Showtime series Billions. |
| December 2023 | Hospitalized after falling and breaking his hip while attending a concert. |
| February 2023 | Spoke out about his atrial fibrillation diagnosis and partnered with Bristol Myers Squibb and Pfizer's 'No Time to Wait' campaign to raise awareness about the condition. |
| February 7 2023 | Attended the game where LeBron James broke his 38-year-long NBA career scoring record, and personally passed the game ball to James during the in-game ceremony. |
| 2022 | Made a cameo appearance as himself in the Netflix film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. |
| 2021 | Began publishing an online newsletter. |
| 2021 | Made a guest appearance as himself in a season 2 episode of Dave, which was named after him. |
| 2021 | Elected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. |
| 2021 | Began writing on Substack as a new platform for his writing and commentary. |
| June 2021 | Published an essay in Jacobin criticizing vaccine hesitancy and its impact on public health, specifically mentioning Kyrie Irving. |
| 2020 | Revealed he had been diagnosed with prostate cancer eleven years earlier. |
| 2020 | Served as executive producer and narrator of the History channel special 'Black Patriots: Heroes of the Revolution', for which he was nominated for an Emmy Award. |
| September 24 2019 | Published 'Mycroft and Sherlock: The Empty Birdcage' with Anna Waterhouse |
| February 2019 | Appeared in season 12, episode 16 of The Big Bang Theory, titled 'The D&D Vortex'. |
| 2018 | Abdul-Jabbar resigned from the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee due to increasing personal obligations, as described by the United States Mint. |
| October 9 2018 | Published 'Mycroft and Sherlock' with Anna Waterhouse |
| September 2018 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was announced as one of the writers for the July 2019 revival of the television series Veronica Mars. |
| April 2018 | Competed in season 26 of Dancing with the Stars, partnering with professional dancer Lindsay Arnold during the all-athlete season. |
| 2017 | Published autobiography 'Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court' |
| 2017 | Published 'Coach Wooden and Me: Our 50-Year Friendship On and Off the Court' |
| 2017 | Spoke at a Ramadan event organized by the Israeli consul at the Israeli consulate in Los Angeles, emphasizing the importance of Muslim-Jewish relations and cross-cultural exchange. |
| 2017 | Appeared in the music video for Linkin Park's song 'Good Goodbye', playing a warlord in a dunk contest scenario. |
| January 2017 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was appointed to the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee by United States Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, reflecting his interest in coin collecting and historical figures like Alexander Hamilton. |
| 2016 | Published 'Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White' with Raymond Obstfeld |
| 2016 | Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. |
| 2016 | His only recognized rookie card was sold at auction for $501,900, becoming the most expensive basketball card at that time. |
| 2016 | Performed a tribute to his friend Muhammad Ali, alongside Chance the Rapper |
| 2015 | Published 'Streetball Crew Book Two: Stealing the Game' with Raymond Obstfeld |
| 2015 | Appeared in the HBO documentary 'Kareem: Minority of One' about his life. |
| September 2015 | Published 'Mycroft Holmes' with Anna Waterhouse |
| April 2015 | Admitted to hospital and underwent quadruple coronary bypass surgery at UCLA Medical Center on his 68th birthday after being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. |
| January 25 2015 | Appeared on Meet the Press to discuss Islam and condemn violent extremism, emphasizing that Islam should not be blamed for the actions of extremists. |
| 2014 | Reprised his Airplane! role with Robert Hays in a parody commercial promoting Wisconsin tourism. |
| February 13 2014 | UCLA Bruins wore 'The Blueprint' Crazy 8 shoes against Colorado, with the shoes being sold online and at an Adidas store in New Orleans during NBA All-Star weekend starting February 14. |
| 2013 | Moved on from coaching after unsuccessfully seeking head coaching positions with UCLA and the Milwaukee Bucks. |
| 2013 | Published 'Streetball Crew Book One: Sasquatch in the Paint' with Raymond Obstfeld |
| 2013 | Participated in the ABC reality series Splash, a celebrity diving competition. |
| 2012 | Began a recurring role as himself on the NBC series Guys with Kids, which continued until 2013. |
| 2012 | Published 'What Color Is My World? The Lost History of African American Inventors' with Raymond Obstfeld |
| 2012 | Abdul-Jabbar traveled to Brazil as part of his cultural ambassador role, focusing on promoting education for local youth. |
| November 16 2012 | Statue unveiled in front of Staples Center in Los Angeles. |
| January 2012 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was appointed as a cultural ambassador for the United States by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, following in the footsteps of Louis Armstrong and continuing a tradition of African-American cultural representatives. |
| 2011 | Voiced himself in an episode of The Simpsons titled 'Love Is a Many Strangled Thing'. |
| 2011 | Awarded the Double Helix Medal for raising awareness for cancer research. |
| 2011 | Received an honorary degree from New York Institute of Technology. |
| 2011 | Concluded his six-season stint as a special assistant coach with the Lakers. |
| February 2011 | Initially announced via Twitter that his leukemia was gone, but later clarified that he was not completely cancer-free and his cancer was at an 'absolute minimum'. |
| February 10 2011 | Debuted his documentary film 'On the Shoulders of Giants' at Science Park High School in Newark, New Jersey, which was simulcast live throughout the school, city, and state. The film documented the New York Renaissance professional basketball team. |
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