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2023 Fictitious Athlete Hall of Fame - Round 1

Saleh

TV Show/Movie Appeared: The Air up There (1994)
Actor/Actress: Charles Gitonga Maina
Position Portrayed: Center
Played For:: His African Village
Why you should vote:: Hmmmm…. Give us some time to come up with a reason.
Why you should not vote:: Was there ever a reason this film was made other than branch the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon to African actors?
There have been a few players who became big NBA stars from the continent of Africa, namely Hakeem Olajuwon and Dikembe Mutombo, and others who would go on to have solid professional careers. Africa wasn’t flooding the NBA, nor was they all from one particular country, but it was however noticed throughout the world of Basketball.

Apparently someone from Hollywood noticed too, as they felt there was a need to make a movie about Kevin Bacon recruiting an African Center. The film was not terrible, but was largely forgettable. In fact, we are not even sure what African country it was set in, or even if it was disclosed at all. Basically, we were treated to images an often smiling African center who could dunk. Sorry, that’s really all we recall; which may be more than most people who watched the film.