Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti Will Recreate the Billie Jean King–Bobby Riggs Match for HBO Inline

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    Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs, 1973.

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    Bobby Riggs and Billie Jean King in 1973. (TSN Archives.)

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    20 Sep 1973, Houston, Texas, USA --- Original caption: Tennis star Billie Jean King is carried to the court by four men for the battle of the sexes tennis match with 55-year-old aging tennis star Bobby Riggs. --- Image by © Bettmann/CORBIS

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    UNITED STATES - SEPTEMBER 20: Tennis: Battle of Sexes, Closeup of Bobby Riggs with SUGAR DADDY sign before match vs Billie Jean King at Astrodome, Houston, TX 9/20/1973 (Photo by Jerry Cooke/Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (SetNumber: X17993 TK1)

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    Tennis: Battle of the Sexes: Billie Jean King in action, serve vs Bobby Riggs during match at Astrodome. Houston, TX 9/20/1973CREDIT: Neil Leifer (Photo by Neil Leifer /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images)(Set Number: X17994 TK1 )