Dancing With the Stars: Athletes Cast Includes Tonya Harding, Adam Rippon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (tr)

TV Line ^ | April 13, 2018 | Ryan Schwartz

[EdnaMode]

The Dancing With the Stars: Athletes cast is bound to make your knees

Good Morning America on Friday revealed the full cast line-up for the four-week event, which includes disgraced figure skater Tonya Harding and PyeongChang breakout star Adam Rippon. Fellow figure skater Mirai Nagasu, snowboarder Jamie Anderson, luger Chris Mazdzer and softball pitcher Jennie Finch are among the other Olympians participating.

Rounding out the cast are NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, MLB World Series champ Johnny Damon, Washington Redskins cornerback Josh Norman and Notre Dame Women’s Basketball standout Arike Ogunbowale.

DWTS: Athletes kicks off on Monday, April 30 at 8/7c on ABC. In the meantime, peruse the attached gallery (or click here for direct access) to see which pros have been partnered up with this spring’s stars, then share your thoughts on the new cast.

[wally_bert]

Didn’t know she was still alive.

[Red Badger]

They should have waited.

They could have had Dez Bryant..................

[GreenLanternCorps]

Joey : Wait a minute. I know you. You're Kareem Abdul-Jabbar. You play basketball for the Los Angeles Lakers.

Roger Murdock : I'm sorry, son, but you must have me confused with someone else. My name is Roger Murdock. I'm the co-pilot.

Joey : You are Kareem! I've seen you play. My dad's got season tickets.

Roger Murdock : I think you should go back to your seat now, Joey. Right, Clarence?

Captain Oveur : Nahhhhhh, he's not bothering anyone. Let him stay here.

Roger Murdock : But just remember, my name is...

[showing his nametag]

Roger Murdock : ROGER MURDOCK. I'm an airline pilot.

Joey : I think you're the greatest, but my dad says you don't work hard enough on defense.

[Kareem gets angry]

Joey : And he says that lots of times, you don't even run down court. And that you don't really try... except during the playoffs.

Roger Murdock : [breaking character] The hell I don't! LISTEN, KID! I've been hearing that crap ever since I was at UCLA. I'm out there busting my buns every night! Tell your old man to drag Walton and Lanier up and down the court for 48 minutes!

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

I’VE NEVER WATCHED THE SHOW, BUT WILL TUNE IN TO SEE MY OLD NEIGHBOR, KAREEM!

[SeekAndFind]

RE: Didn’t know she was still alive.

Very much so, 91 years old and still looking good.

[ethom]

ill be voting for Johnny Damon and then if hes eliminated Tonya just to see how the liberals react...

[RooRoobird20]

I like “Dancing With the (non)Stars,” have been a fan for many years.

HOWEVER, I absolutely will NOT watch this next season because of that hateful sissy @ssh*le Adam Rippon. The vomit factor would be too much.

[SeekAndFind]

Tonya Harding, as an ex-figure skater, has a good chance of winning ( assuming she does not cheat again ).

As I watch the show, I notice the following ex-stars usually winning:

1) Members of Boy or Gilr Bands (e.g. Donny Osmond, Nicole Scherzinger )

2) Gymnasts ( e.g. Laurie Hernandez and Shawn Johnson ).

3) Figure Skaters ( e.g. Kristi Yamaguchi, Meryl Davis )

They have the advantage of past experience.

[DuncanWaring]

I’d like to see them book Hillary Clinton.

Dancing the Tyburn Jig.

[Vermont Lt]

Anyone who has met KAJ will tell you he is more unpleasant than Tonya Harding. I had to spend some time around him a few years ago while working an event. What a sour old horse.

Dennis Rodman, at the same event, was gracious, polite, and helpful.

Go figure.

[Verbosus]

Looking at Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s picture, he looks almost identical to Lew Alcindor.

[tomkat]

Lew Alcindor, ehh ?
And Tonya's been eating well, I see  ;-)

[dfwgator]

Heh heh.

[tomkat]

17 seconds !
grrr...

[ethom]

Tonya has eating well at the the indian casino buffet lines while fighting on the Mixed Martial Arts circuts !

[RooRoobird20]

I’d like to see them book Hillary Clinton.

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If she started “dancing”, that gigantic @ss and horrific Ankylosaurus kankles would start an 9.0+ earthquake. Most of southern California would be taken out.

Actually, that’s not a bad idea......

[tomkat]

Being an older fella, I prolly wouldn’t want her pissed at me .. those legs could hold some powerful kungfu ;-)

[EdnaMode]

LOL. That would certainly be memorable.

[DuncanWaring]

Not familiar with the Tyburn Jig, I see.

The cankles would be irrelevant.

[SkyDancer]

What is she bawling about?