Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Had One Of Lowest Moments In TV Game Show History

NBA great Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was among the first athletes to make movie cameos. His came in 1980s when he played the role of Roger Murdock in the movie "Airplane." Abdul-Jabbar was a co-pilot who was noticed for his basketball skills by a young fan named Joey. Their exchange went like this: Joey says, "I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense. And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs." Murdock then breaks character, returning to the basketball player by saying, "The hell I don't! LISTEN, KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night! Tell your old man to drag (Bill) Walton and (Bob) Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes!" Posted by Volley on Sunday, March 30, 2025 We bring this up because this legendary line once left Abdul-Jabbar delivering one of the most embarrassing moments in television game show history. In 1998, he app