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Mar 21, 2021 · Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a former NBA star and Bruce Lee's kung fu student, fought with him in an unfinished movie, Game of Death. Learn how he got the role, what happened to the film, and why the fight scene is memorable.
- Kareem Met Lee at UCLA
- Lee’s Star Took Off
- The Jabbar-Lee Fight Scene Is Amazing
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Abdul-Jabbar expressed disappointment with how Lee was portrayed in the Quentin Tarantino movie "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" in his column for The Hollywood Reporter on Aug. 16, 2019. Abdul-Jabbar described his student-teacher relationship with Lee, which began in Los Angeles. An excerpt from the article : "I first met Bruce when I was a student...
Lee appeared in 26 episodes of the TV series "The Green Hornet," but his film career took off in the United States with the releases of movies such as "Marlowe" (1969), "The Big Boss" (1971), "Fist of Fury" (1972) and "The Way of the Dragon" (1972). Lee began working as the director of "Game of Death," in which Abdul-Jabbar has a starring role as o...
Lee, who was 5-8, pulls off an amazing fight scene with Abdul-Jabbar, who was 7-2. The full fight scene can be seen here.
How did the NBA star and the martial arts legend meet and collaborate on a movie? Learn about their student-teacher relationship, Lee's Hollywood career and the amazing fight scene in \\"Game of Death\\".
The film stars Bruce Lee, with Kim Tai-jong and Yuen Biao as his stunt doubles, along with Gig Young, Dean Jagger, Colleen Camp, Robert Wall, Hugh O'Brian, Dan Inosanto, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Mel Novak, Sammo Hung, Ji Han-jae and Casanova Wong.
Aug 12, 2020 · The basketball legend and former student of Bruce Lee criticizes the film's portrayal of the martial artist as arrogant and aggressive. He recalls Lee's humility and his struggle for Asian representation in Hollywood.
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Aug 6, 2018 · In 1971 movie star Bruce Lee invited his friend, basketball legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, to Hong Kong. Lee was shooting a film titled The Game Of Death and wanted to cast Abdul-Jabbar for the role of the main villain, Mantis. Mantis was the “5th Floor Guardian” and Lee’s final opponent on the top platform of his game of death vision, one ...
Jul 22, 2023 · The basketball legend and writer recalls his friend and martial arts teacher on the 50th anniversary of his death. He shares a personal story of their first meeting and imagines what Lee might have done had he lived.
