THE DEATH OF HANK GATHERS : CBS Decides to Postpone Telecast

CBS said Monday it postponed a show in which a basketball star collapses during a game to spare the feelings of friends and family of Hank Gathers.

“Malcolm Takes a Shot,” in which Kareem Abdul-Jabbar makes a cameo appearance, was scheduled for showing today. In it Jon Clair plays Malcolm Jones, a high school athlete who is stricken with an epileptic seizure during the final seconds of a game.

“Out of concern for the family and friends of Hank Gathers we have decided to postpone tomorrow’s broadcast . . . because of the nature of the story,” CBS said.