Milwaukee Bucks blew a 17 point lead in the second half. It was ugly. It was gross. You also had Kevin Durant had one of the best performances of all-time on the other side. Durant completely dominated in a way where every time he touched the ball I said ‘Oh no, not Durant here.’That said, it cannot be forgotten that Brooklyn had a halftime performer named Sam James who made the country/folk versions of some Brooklyn classics like ‘Juicy’ by Notorious B.I.G. or the ‘Ruff Ryders Anthem’ by DMX. This is kind of his things doing folk/country covers of hip-hop songs if you look at his Instagram. I guess he also appeared on The Voice but still, that doesn’t take away from the cringe here. I get wanting to fire up the crowd, but this is not it, chief.

i don’t know about this pic.twitter.com/bHvDR5f9fk

— James Herbert (@outsidethenba) June 16, 2021

This guy at Barclays Center is covering “Juicy” by Notorious BIG… pic.twitter.com/M8tvbbZVm6

— Ben Golliver (@BenGolliver) June 16, 2021

This is very bad. I get wanting to fire up the crowd with some Brooklyn classics. But why not have a DJ do that for you? Isn’t that the most logical way to do things? Have a performer covering some of the best songs from Brooklyn is not an idea of a good time. It is very Brooklyn though if you think about it. A bunch of hipsters taking over the city and thinking all of the shit that was rapped about is suddenly theirs. How could someone think this was actually a good idea?

Charlie.