NBA: 30 NBA players you forgot acted in movies or TV shows

NBA: 30 NBA players you forgot acted in movies or TV shows – Wilt Chamberlain

No one in NBA history has been able to match the records set by Wilt Chamberlain. The 7’1″ giant was an all-world athlete, and he was simply unstoppable on the court. He is the only player in league history to ever average at least 30 points and 20 rebounds in a single season, and he did it seven times! His record of 100 points in a single game will likely be never touched, as will his season average of 50 points per game.

Perhaps unsurprisingly for such a talented person, no one is likely to ever match his iconic movie role either. After Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Conan the Barbarian was a surprise hit, he returned to the role in 1984’s Conan the Destroyer. Cast alongside him, as the giant warrior Bombaata? None other than Wilt Chamberlain.

Chamberlain at times wields a giant sword, numerous knives and daggers, and even an absolutely massive ax. At one point he is fighting Conan, and he literally bites his ear off! The sheer insanity of a 7′ basketball player, one of the league’s biggest retired stars, playing such an insane character in an insane Fantasy movie – it’s incredible, and unlikely to be touched. Could you imagine Kevin Durant playing Legolas in Lord of the Rings? Or Stephen Curry as Tyrion Lannister in Game of Thrones? That’s what we are talking about here.

Chamberlain’s performance as Bombaata may never be touched, but there are always candidates appearing on screen. From LeBron James in Space Jam, to Larry Johnson dunking in a dress, to Wilt Chamberlain wielding an axe, NBA players have made a number of memorable acting performances for us to enjoy.