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| April 16 2024 |
Atlantic Division
Atlantic Division standings for the 2024-25 NBA season show current playoff positioning, with some teams clinching division title (y) and playoff spots (x).
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| 2023 |
Brooklyn Nets broadcasters
Noah Eagle joined the broadcasting team as a secondary broadcaster.
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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 | Appeared as himself in the movie Hustle starring Adam Sandler and Juancho Hernangómez. |
| 2022 | Made a cameo appearance as himself in the Netflix film Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. |
| 2021 | Began publishing an online newsletter. |
| 2021 | Named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team, continuing to be recognized as one of the greatest players in NBA history. |
| 2021 | Made a guest appearance as himself in a season 2 episode of Dave, which was named after him. |
| 2021 | Began writing on Substack as a new platform for his writing and commentary. |
| 2021 | Elected to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team. |
| October 2021 |
Atlantic Division
The NBA introduced the Nat 'Sweetwater' Clifton Trophy for the Atlantic Division champion, honoring Nathaniel Clifton's pioneering role as one of the first African American players to sign an NBA contract with the New York Knicks.
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| September 10 2021 | Attended an unveiling ceremony at the University of Massachusetts Amherst for statues honoring himself and fellow UMass alumni Basketball Hall of Fame members. |
| 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. |
| 2019 |
Brooklyn Nets broadcasters
Richard Jefferson joins as Secondary Color Analyst for the Brooklyn Nets television broadcast
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| 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. |
| December 9 2018 |
Tim Bassett
Eugene Timothy Bassett passed away.
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| 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 |
Brooklyn Nets broadcasters
Sarah Kustok becomes the Primary Color Analyst for the Brooklyn Nets television broadcast
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| 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. |
| 2017 | Published autobiography 'Becoming Kareem: Growing Up On and Off the Court' |
| 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 | His only recognized rookie card was sold at auction for $501,900, becoming the most expensive basketball card at that time. |
| 2016 | Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Barack Obama. |
| 2016 | Published 'Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White' with Raymond Obstfeld |
| 2016 | Performed a tribute to his friend Muhammad Ali, alongside Chance the Rapper |
| 2015 |
Brooklyn Nets broadcasters
Sarah Kustok begins as Tertiary Color Analyst for the Brooklyn Nets television broadcast
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| 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 |
| July 4 2015 | Fired from his position as an assistant coach with the Portland Trail Blazers. |
| 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 |
Brooklyn Nets broadcasters
Donny Marshall replaces Greg Anthony as Tertiary Color Analyst for the Brooklyn Nets television broadcast
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| 2013 | Made a cameo appearance as himself in 'Lice', the tenth episode of the ninth season of The Office. |
| 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 |
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