If you play basketball quite often, there is a good chance that several things will happen. These types of group sports are similar to when we were little we would go camping and do team gymkhanas. There will be games in which you are the 'crack' of the game, others in which you stay on the bench and at the same time you will make the occasional enemy. You'll also make some good friends, but you'll also get the occasional elbow to the face and spend the night getting stitches in the ER. And one day, especially if you live in an area where there are quite a few celebrities or go to the gym downtown, a celebrity of the stature of Adam Sandler could sneak into a basketball 'pachanga'.
The actor, known both for his stylistic adventures and for taking a few baskets with anyone who is on the court, wanted to show that Air Jordan I shoes are not the only essential element to play basketball. And whatever it may seem, it is not a marketing or public relations stunt. This is something that Sandler often does, and we refer both to playing basketball and to presenting himself with the most varied looks. To give you an idea of how often situations like this have been repeated over the years, Sandler fans have gathered multiple amateur videos of his adventures on the court, from a gym in Atlanta to Christopher Morley Park in New York. . (Esquire US rates him as a three-star player and the 78th best point guard in New York.) On Monday morning, the last sighting of 'Air Sandler' was made, when a Twitter user recorded it dropping by Long Island (United States), according to the owner of the video. But in this great event we would like to highlight what is clearly the most important part of Sandler's game: the oversized pink polo shirt.
It's hard enough to approach a group of strangers and measure up in a sport that demands that you don't have two left feet and, out of shape, don't look like an idiot and have everyone stop passing you the ball. Well, to add to the difficulty, here's Sandler approaching a group of bare-chested guys in oversized pink polo shirts yelling, 'I'm the fucking Sandman and I'm here to play with you.' Add in the baggy sweatpants and high-top sneakers and you have a man no one would want to go toe-to-toe with. Let's manifest it to become reality: very soon the oversized polo shirt will get the same reputation on the court as a new pair of Jordans and we will see 12-year-olds who dream of being NBA stars, playing with the Lacoste XXL of their parents.
Styling aside, can we give this guy a little more credit as a player? If you're familiar with Sandler's style of play, you'll know the guy has great court vision and good passing skills, but you won't see him shooting too often. In Monday's video, we see Sandler make a top pass to another man, who promptly misses his shot completely. Imagine having the chance to make a golden play on Howard Ratner himself and blowing it. Ouch.
Sandman, don't worry: the next time you're in Spain we'll have a good party. You set the time. We will be the Pippen of your Michael Jordan. With the matching pink polo shirts for the whole team. If you too want to join the basketball game of the century, here are some very cool pink polo shirts to wear on and off the court.
Via: Esquire US
