NBA Players Who Resemble Their Mascots
June 5, 2008 – 9:56 pm Posted by jesse in » NBA, Visuals, fandom, sports
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With the NBA finals starting this week, and everyone in the media (rightfully) talking about the importance of the LA / Boston match up, I decided to do something a little different (but equally important) for my first post here: A list of the top-5 NBA players who kind of look like their mascots. I’m sure that the sports media will agree that this story is of equal significance to professional sports as two of the greatest legacy teams ever facing off in the NBA Finals.
1. Chris Bosh :: The Toronto Raptors
This one is hard to do justice with just an image. To really appreciate Chris Bosh’s dinosaur-likeness, you have to watch him play. He’s got a fierce ability to slash to the basket and an overall bird-like demeanor (and anyone who’s seen Jurassic Park knows that automatically links him with the Velociraptor).
2. Adam Morrison :: The Charlotte Bobcats
I could talk about his aggressive jump shot, his ability to claw to the hoop or his wild ball-handling, but only one word really captures his bobcat-like appearance: whiskers.
3. Bryant Reeves :: The Vancouver Grizzlies
What NBA fan could forget Bryant “Big Country Reeves”? Not since Bill Wennington has professional basketball seen a real-life mountain-man take to the court. He was Paul Bunyan in basketball shoes. And though his size makes him a sure-fire contender for a bear look-alike contest (he’s 7-feet, 275-pounds), it’s his down home, back-country style that really captures the true spirit of the grizzly.
4. Baron Davis :: The Golden State Warriors
April, 2007: The 15 teams of the Western Conference descend upon you. The hard-nose, leave-it-all-on-the-court play of the Warriors point guard in the 2007 playoffs proved that like King Leonidas, Davis wasn’t afraid to stand against the mighty, top-rated Mavericks–the true embodiment of a warrior. The sweet beard helps too.
5. Mark Cuban :: The Dallas Mavericks
OK, I know this one is a little bit of a stretch considering Mark Cuban isn’t actually an NBA player. But, even though he doesn’t actually put on a uniform every night, Cuban’s animated sideline antics and his off-court dealings make him just as much of a player in the league as any athlete. He also bears an eerie resemble to a young Mel Gibson in the movie Maverick.
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9 Responses to “NBA Players Who Resemble Their Mascots”
By bryan on Jun 5, 2008 | Reply
seeing that photo of Morrison next to the lunging cat…i mean really, it’s the gift that keeps on giving. i need to have that made into a t-shirt or something.
By Aaron on Jun 5, 2008 | Reply
The timing of this post is incredible. I was thinking tonight that no player in the NBA looks more like a Raptor than Kevin Garnett. Guess he ended up on the wrong team.
By Aaron on Jun 5, 2008 | Reply
P.S. How about Scalibrine/Celtic?
By Luke Gelinas on Jun 6, 2008 | Reply
That cat doesn’t even look like a real cat. It’s Morrison airbrushed. Are you sure PhotoShop isn’t involved here?
By Luke Gelinas on Jun 6, 2008 | Reply
PS: Yeah, Celts!
Bry, not to jump the gun here, but I’m so pumped I’ve begun readying the homemade signs for another C’s victory march around the block. My wife thinks I’m crazy.
By bryan on Jun 6, 2008 | Reply
You’re not going to believe this, but DirecTV was having trouble with my ABC feed. I was watching the game on the DVR about an hour behind live, and with 30 seconds left in the 3rd quarter, my screen went black. (insert Sopranos joke here).
Then this msg pops up on the screen saying “we are having difficulties, please do not call us. then another one pops up offering me two alternative channel numbers for ABC. well, i fast forward all the way to live, and the channel is still not on, so i flip over to ESPN and Phil Jackson is at the Podium, Celtics win Game 1.
You’d think I’d be happy that I saved myself 45 minutes and could get to bed before 1am? no. i played TIger Woods and then came and checked the site.
Get those signs ready Luke, I’ll meet you back on Nash Road for another trip around the block.
By Zeke on Jun 6, 2008 | Reply
Jesse, nice to see you on the PFB roster. Always was a huge fan of the Relevant Podcast and looking forward to having you back in my life. Nice work.
Also, maybe Jordan should look into dumping Morrison and acquiring a real bobcat. He would eat opponents alive… literally.
By Harrison on Jun 6, 2008 | Reply
this isn’t nba, but what about barry bonds as a giant
By danny on Jun 10, 2008 | Reply
barry trotz, the nashville predators coach looks exactly like gnash, the nashville predators mascot.