Melissa Rauch And Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Make Quite A Pair In ‘Big Bang Theory’ Photo

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

This “Big Bang Theory” episode promises to be head and shoulders above the rest.

opens in a new windowMelissa Rauch of opens in a new window“The Big Bang Theory” and former NBA star opens in a new windowKareem Abdul-Jabbar are giants in their field ― but only one is truly a towering figure.

That point was brought home this week in an Instagram post that featured two behind-the-scene photos of the two. Abdul-Jabbar, listed as opens in a new window7-foot-2 on NBA.com, is appearing in a “BBT” episode airing Feb. 21 as the sitcom counts down to its farewell.

Rauch, said to be 4-foot-11, even managed a joke about her height in the caption, pitching her services to Abdul-Jabbar’s former team, the Lakers, “as a (very) Small Forward.”

In the episode, Abdul-Jabbar joins William Shatner, Joe Manganiello and Kevin Smith in a game of Dungeons and Dragons hosted by Wil Wheaton, according to a opens in a new windowCBS press release. Sheldon (Jim Parsons) and crew want in on the action.

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