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The iconic scene from the 1978 movie Game of Death. In this movie, Bruce Lee had a fight scene with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar that made this movie so successful and one of Lee’s greatest. In the movie, the NBA superstar showed off his fighting skills that are so beloved by his fans.

Following that, it is regarded as Lee’s most famous battle. Here is a rare photo of Lee’s height next to Lakers legend Kareem’s 7 ft height. Standing beside Kareem with Lee’s height of 1.72 m is going viral on the internet and attracting a lot of attention from fans.

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Kareem Abdul Jabbar is one of the greatest players to have ever played the game of basketball. He holds the record for the most points scored in NBA history. Along with that, he won the NBA championship six times and was crowned the MVP six times as well. He spent most of his career at the Los Angeles Lakers and is a franchise legend.

Besides his basketball career, he featured and appeared in many films and television shows such as Airplane!. Showing off his acting skills and making a good impression in that field as well. Therefore, he received a great deal of appreciation in the acting world.

Lee made his fourth and final appearance in the movie “Game of Death” under the Golden Harvest label.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s iconic fight scene with Bruce Lee

After meeting Lee at UCLA Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem recalled his relationship with Lee when he was a member of the Lakers: “I first met Bruce when I was a student at UCLA looking to continue my martial arts studies, which I started in New York City. We quickly developed a friendship as well as a student-teacher relationship.”

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In the movie, Lee plays the role of the character who strives to achieve greatness in his skill set. He has to fight a martial artist from a different style if he wants to reach the next level. During the journey in between, his character battles with Kareem’s character. There was an intense fight that lasted five minutes.

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