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Nazrin Shah of Perak
Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah, 35th Sultan of Perak and Malaysia's Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong since 2016; Harvard-trained ruler, voice on constitutional monarchy, author of Striving for Inclusive Development.
Nazriya Nazim
Nazriya Nazim (നസ്രിയ നസീം), born 1994 in Thiruvananthapuram, is an Indian actress and producer in Malayalam and Tamil cinema, known for Neram, Ohm Shanthi Oshaana, Bangalore Days, and Sookshmadarshini, married to Fahadh Faasil.
Nazrul Geeti
Nazrul Geeti (Bengali: নজরুলগীতি), also called Nazrul Sangeet, is the body of more than 3,000 songs written and composed by Kazi Nazrul Islam, the national poet of Bangladesh.
Nazrul studies
Nazrul studies is the scholarly field devoted to the life, literature, music, and thought of Kazi Nazrul Islam, the Bengali Rebel Poet and national poet of Bangladesh.
Nazyr Mankiyev
Nazyr Mankiyev (Назыр Юнузович Манкиев), Russian Greco-Roman wrestler born 1985 in Surkhakhi, Ingushetia; won 2008 Beijing Olympic gold at 55 kg, beating Rövşən Bayramov 6-5 in the final.
Nazzareno Mandolesi
Nazzareno Mandolesi, born in 1944, is an Italian cosmologist who was Principal Investigator of the Low Frequency Instrument on ESA's Planck satellite, sharing the 2018 Gruber Prize in Cosmology.
Nb Private Debt
NB Private Debt is the private credit platform of Neuberger Berman, which originates senior secured loans to private equity-owned companies through funds first filed in 2014.
Nb Strategic Capital
NB Strategic Capital is Neuberger Berman's New York-based private-markets platform for secondaries and co-investment funds, whose Fund II closed at over $4 billion in 2025.
NB Strategic Co-Investment Partners
NB Strategic Co-Investment Partners is the private equity co-investment program of Neuberger Berman, a series of funds whose fifth closed at over $2.8 billion in 2025.
NB-ARC
The NB-ARC domain is a nucleotide-binding protein domain found at the center of plant NLR immune receptors, where it binds and hydrolyzes ATP as an activation switch.
NBA 2K
NBA 2K, annual basketball simulation video game series by Visual Concepts, published by Sega (1999) then 2K/Take-Two; debuted on Dreamcast November 10, 1999 to rival EA's NBA Live; known for MyCareer, MyTEAM, The City, and ProPLAY.
NBA 2K14
NBA 2K14 (also written NBA 2K14) is a 2013 basketball simulation by Visual Concepts and 2K Sports, a LeBron James cover entry of the NBA 2K series released October 1, 2013 on PS3, Xbox 360, PC, and iOS, with Eco-Motion engine next-gen PS4 and Xbox One versions in November.
NBA 2K15
NBA 2K15 is a 2014 basketball simulation by Visual Concepts and 2K Sports, released October 7, 2014 on PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and PC, with Kevin Durant on the cover, face scanning, and MyCareer, MyPARK, MyLEAGUE, MyGM, and MyTEAM modes.
NBA 2K16
NBA 2K16 is a 2015 Visual Concepts basketball simulation, the 17th NBA 2K entry, with Spike Lee's 'Livin' Da Dream' MyCAREER story, Curry, Harden, and Davis covers, and over four million first-week sales.
NBA 2K17
NBA 2K17 is a 2016 Visual Concepts basketball simulation published by 2K Sports, with Paul George on the standard cover and Kobe Bryant on the Legend Edition; released September 20, 2016, Metacritic 88.
NBA 2K18
NBA 2K18 is a basketball simulation video game by Visual Concepts and 2K, released in September 2017, the nineteenth NBA 2K entry, known for its open-world Neighborhood feature.
NBA 2K19
NBA 2K19 is a 2018 basketball simulation by Visual Concepts and 2K Sports, the series' 20th entry, with LeBron James and Giannis Antetokounmpo covers, Metacritic 82, the Takeover feature, VC-based monetization, and servers shut down in December 2020.
NBA 2K20
NBA 2K20 is a 2019 basketball simulation by Visual Concepts and 2K, released September 6, 2019, with Anthony Davis and Dwyane Wade covers, first WNBA inclusion, Metascore 78, and a 1.7 user score after review bombing over microtransactions.
NBA 2K21
NBA 2K21 is a 2020 basketball simulation by Visual Concepts and 2K Games, the 22nd NBA 2K entry, released September 4, 2020 on current-gen and November 2020 on PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, known for its controversial Pro Stick shot meter, The City, The W, and a 68 Metacritic score.
NBA 2K24
NBA 2K24 is a Visual Concepts basketball simulation released September 8, 2023 by 2K, with Kobe Bryant covers and ProPLAY footage-to-gameplay animation; its last-gen-based PC build drew heavy Steam criticism, and servers closed December 31, 2025.
NBA 2K25
NBA 2K25 is a Visual Concepts basketball simulation published by 2K, released September 6, 2024 on PS5/PS4, Xbox, Switch, and PC. Known for 9,000 new ProPLAY animations, a new dribble engine, Rhythm Shooting, and December 31, 2026 server sunset.
NBA 2K26
NBA 2K26 is the 2025 NBA 2K basketball simulation by Visual Concepts and 2K, released September 5, 2025 on PS4/PS5, Xbox, Switch, Switch 2, and PC, with green-or-miss shooting, WNBA MyTEAM integration, and six-week seasons.
NBA 2K27
NBA 2K27 is a basketball simulation by Visual Concepts and 2K, released September 4, 2026 on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam, and Switch 2, with cover athletes Wembanyama, Clark, and Rose, first co-op MyCAREER, and the first official DLSS 5 release.
NBA 75th Anniversary Team
NBA 75th Anniversary Team (NBA 75): 76-player list of the greatest NBA players, chosen by a blue-ribbon panel in October 2021 for the league's 75th season; kept all 50 from 1996, honored at the 2022 All-Star Game.
NBA All-Defensive Team
NBA All-Defensive Team: annual NBA honor naming First and Second Teams of the league's best defenders since 1968-69; coaches voted until 2014, now 100 media voters, positionless since the 2020s.
NBA All-Rookie Team
NBA All-Rookie Team: annual First and Second Team honors for the league's best first-year players, awarded since 1962-63 (originally by the Newspaper Enterprise Association) and now chosen by a 100-member global media panel; 2025-26 First Team led by Cooper Flagg and Kon Knueppel.
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game
NBA All-Star Celebrity Game (Ruffles NBA All-Star Celebrity Game), annual Friday exhibition of entertainers and athletes opening NBA All-Star Weekend on ESPN; Rome Flynn won back-to-back MVPs in 2025 and 2026, Micah Parsons holds the scoring record with 37 points.
NBA All-Star Game
NBA All-Star Game, the NBA's annual midseason exhibition since 1951. Formats: East vs. West until 2018, captain's draft 2018-2023, East vs. West 2024, four-team tournament 2025, U.S. vs. World round-robin 2026.
NBA Coach of the Year
NBA Coach of the Year, awarded as the Red Auerbach Trophy, honors the league's top head coach, chosen by 100 media voters; Boston's Joe Mazzulla won 2025-26, and the NBCA coaches' award is a separate, peer-voted honor.
NBA conference finals
NBA conference finals: the penultimate playoff round, two best-of-seven series (East and West) whose winners meet in the NBA Finals; 2026 winners were the Knicks (4-0 over Cleveland) and Spurs (4-3 over Oklahoma City).