Will Smith and Sports

SI Staff | May 24, 2012

Will Smith and Sports /

Will Smith and Sports

1990

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Will Smith poses with Isiah Thomas while filming the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode ''Courting Disaster.''

1990

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Bo Jackson messes around with Will Smith while filming the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode ''Someday Your Prince will be in Effect: Part 1 & 2.''

1994

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Will Smith dons some Phillies gear while filming the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode ''The Philadelphia Story.''

1994

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Will Smith poses with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar while filming the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode ''Will's Misery.''

1994

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Alfonso Ribeiro and Will Smith film the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air episode ''Love Hurts'' with Ken Griffey, Jr.

1999

Will Smith and Kobe Bryant pose together during the ''Wild Wild West'' premiere at Mann Village Theatre in Westwood, Calif.

2000

Will Smith films a music video during halftime of a 76ers-Pacers game in Philadelphia.

2000

Will Smith watches Matt Damon during a scene from ''The Legend of Bagger Vance,'' the story of a down-and-out golfer who recovers his game with the help of a mystical caddy (played by Smith).

2001

Will Smith pumps up the home crowd by slinging T-shirts into the stands during Game 3 of the 2001 NBA Finals.

2001

After ''The Legend of Bagger Vance,'' Will Smith took on the challenging role of portraying Muhammad Ali in ''Ali.'' Smith received positive reviews and the movie grossed nearly $88 million.

2001

Muhammad Ali and Will Smith pose with poised fists during the premiere of ''Ali'' at Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood.

2002

Will Smith poses with Dikembe Mutombo backstage at the NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration in Philadelphia.

2002

Dawn Staley of the Charlotte Sting and Nikki McCray of the Indiana Fever pose with Will Smith backstage at the NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration in Philadelphia.

2003

Will Smith receives a custom Atletico Madrid soccer jersey from the team's striker Fernando Torres.

2004

LeBron James, Will Smith and Carmelo Anthony pose backstage at the NBA All-Star Read to Achieve Celebration in Los Angeles.

2004

Will Smith and Lennox Lewis joke around as they arrive at Staples Center for the NBA All-Star game in Los Angeles.

2004

Will Smith is dwarfed by Shaquille O'Neal as the two present an award at the MTV Video Music Awards in Miami.

2005

Will Smith was unable to bring any luck to his hometown Eagles as he performs during the pregame of Super Bowl XXXIX between the Patriots and Eagles.

2005

Will Smith performs at the start of the 2005 NBA Finals between the Spurs and Pistons.

2005

Will Smith receives a hug from Magic Johnson at the 20th Annual ''Midsummer Night's Magic Awards Dinner'' in Los Angeles.

2006

Will Smith reacts to his drive on the first green during the PGA TOUR's Sony Open Pro Am in Honolulu.

2008

Will Smith talks to ESPN sideline reporter Michelle Tafoya during Game 4 of the 2008 NBA Finals.

2008

Will Smith poses with Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith at the premiere of ''Seven Pounds'' at the Regal Stonecrest in Charlotte, NC.

2008

Will Smith poses LeBron James while arriving at a screening of his movie Seven Pounds in Valley View, Ohio.

2011

Oprah Winfrey reacts as she is surrounded by Will Smith, Jada Pinkett Smith and Michael Jordan during the taping of ''Surprise Oprah! A Farewell Spectacular'' in Chicago.

2012

Will Smith tries the hurdles with Great Britain Olympic 400m hurdler Perri Shakes-Drayton at Ethos gym in London.

2012

Will Smith boxes with Great Britain Olympic Super Heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua at Ethos gym in London.

2012

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Will Smith shakes hands with Dwyane Wade as he exits the court after the Heat defeated the 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

2012

Will Smith speaks to Spike Lee during a timeout in the second half of a 76ers-Knicks game in Philadelphia.

2012

Will Smith and Jaden Smith pose with the Sixers Dancers during the 76ers-Nets game at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

2012

Will Smith and Roger Federer pose with Smith's suit worn in ''Men in Black III'' after Federer defeated Tomas Berdych in the Men's Single Final of the Madrid Open.

2012

Lewis Hamilton and his girlfriend Nicole Scherzinger share a laugh with Will Smith in the McLaren garage before qualifying for the Monaco Formula One Grand Prix at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo.

2013

Carlos Boozer talks with Will and Jaden Smith during the second half of Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals between the Bulls and Heat in Miami.

2013

Will Smith takes a penalty during UEFA's Champions Festival which comes to London to coincide with Wembley hosting the Champions League final at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in London.

2013

Will Smith poses as a blind referee alongside Metta World Peace during the filming of the ''Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night'' Primetime Special in Hollywood.

2013

Novak Djokovic, Will Smith and Rafael Nadal pose with the trophy during an exhibition tennis match in Buenos Aires.

2014

Will Smith and UFC light heavyweight Chael Sonnen pose while in attendance for UFC 170 inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

2014

Will Smith cheers for the start of the Floyd Mayweather vs. Marcos Maidana WBA and WBC welterweight title fight in Las Vegas.

2015

Will Smith and Boomer Esiason speak on stage during the Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Ceremony 2015 at Pier 60 in New York City.

2015

Will Smith appears on the cover of Sports Illustrated ahead of the Christmas Day release of the movie Concussion.

Published May 24, 2012

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