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Basketball and the movies: The 2004 Gheorghie Awards
Best Cameo by an NBA Player

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.

Complete Results

And the nominees are:

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Game of Death (1978)
As Hakim, Abdul-Jabbar takes on none other than martial-arts legend Bruce Lee; and in an epic fight scene, no less.

Charles Barkley & Bill Laimbeer
Hot Shots (1991)
The Round Mound and an erstwhile Bad Boy appear as themselves in this Charlie Sheen comedy.

Julius Erving
Philadelphia (1993)
The Doctor meets a lawyer (Denzel Washington) in a luxury box during a 76ers game.

Patrick Ewing
The Exorcist III (1990)
Want to turn your audience's heads? Cast Ewing as the "Angel of Death," famed hunk Fabio as an uncredited "Angel," Samuel L. Jackson as a "Dream blind man" and John Thompson as himself.

Magic Johnson
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Magic plays the name game and makes a quick touch-pass of a suggestion in this Kevin Bacon comedy.

Marques Johnson
White Men Can't Jump (1992)
And you thought playing the Celtics was tough ... Johnson goes street-ball, and takes on Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson in this classic hoops comedy.

Anthony Mason
Celebrity (1998)
By getting cast in this Woody Allen comedy as himself, Mason proved that the basketball court really is a stage.

Jalen Rose
Barbershop (2002)
Former Bull blows into local clip joint in the Windy City, much to the glee of Cedric, Ice and company.

John Salley
Bad Boys (1995) & Bad Boys II (2003)
Best Damn Cameos, Period? We'll let you decide ...