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Best Oddball Role for a Center
With the All-Star weekend festivities taking place in Hollywood, NBA.com recognizes the symbiosis of basketball and filmdom in presenting the 2004 Gheorghie Awards. Named in honor of seven-foot-seven basketball and entertainment legend Gheorghe Muresan (Washington Bullets, My Giant, Snickers and ESPN ads, et al), the Gheorghies unveiled dozens of nominees in 15 categories over three days, with your votes determining the winners. The envelopes, please.
And the nominees are:
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Game of Death (1978)
As Hakim, Kareem goes from high-tops to karate chops and squares off with none other than martial arts legend Bruce Lee.
Wilt Chamberlain
Conan the Destroyer (1984)
As the terrifying Bombaata, the Big Dipper makes Ahnuld wilt in this Conan sequel.
Patrick Ewing
The Exorcist III (1990)
What the Hoya? Ewing appears as the Angel of Death in this horror sequel set, appropriately enough, in Georgetown.
Gheorghe Muresan
My Giant (1998)
The Gheorghies' namesake stands head and shoulders above the rest of the cast, and makes good on his surprisingly sizeable role in this heartwarming Billy Crystal comedy.
Shaquille O’Neal
Kazaam (1996)
Ex-Magic center plays a pivot-al role as a 5,000 year-old genie in this, uh, comedy.
