Funny Bill Simmons snippet RE Lakers/Nuggets game

[tridim]

The NBA playoffs mailbag, Part 1

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Anyway, there was a really funny moment Thursday that could have only happened at a Lakers game. Near the end of a third-quarter timeout, the camera caught Val Kilmer and three of his chins on the JumboTron, punctuating the moment by playing "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins. You know, a "Top Gun" homage. He took a second or two to get the joke, then unleashed one of those "Very funny, you got me, just know that I'm on a lot of meds right now" smiles. And this would have been enjoyable on its own, but they cut to someone else in the stands. ...

That's right. ...

Tom Cruise!

He caught on a little quicker and did the Tom Cruise Over-Laugh. And this would have been great on its own, but the Lakers pushed it to another level: They went split-screen with Kilmer and Cruise with "Danger Zone" still blasting. As far as I was concerned, this was the most emotional reunion in Lakers history. Cruise kept laughing; Kilmer looked mildly perturbed. (After all, he's an actor, dammit! That was 23 years ago! He's made a lot of movies since then!) At this point, I was praying they'd cut to Anthony Edwards in Section 312 but he wasn't there. Still, I couldn't have enjoyed the sequence any more, and it dwarfed the remainder of the game for me.

Can you top seeing Mav and Ice reunited on a JumboTron? I don't know. But here's what I do know: This could only happen at a Lakers game. Let's commemorate this historic moment with a two-part NBA playoff mailbag. As always, these are actual e-mails from actual readers.

http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=simmons/090522/part1&sportCat=nba

Only in LA! :rofl:

[RUMMYisFROSTED]

1. Because Goose died.

:cry:

[Forkboy]

2. That is too fucking funny.

Fucking Kilmer. He's a maroon. :rofl:

[tridim]

3. I like him, but he is kind of odd.

Word is he's going to run for office. :)

[Forkboy]

4. I like him as an actor.

He's never blown me away, but I think he could with a better choice of movies. He just seems to take himself very seriously, which fits in with the potential run for office, I guess. I know nothing about his politics though, to be fair.

Still, Red Planet? Did the world really need that? :)

[tridim]

5. Top Secret and The Doors make up for it IMO

[Forkboy]

6. Ok, you win.

Top Secret alone makes up for any of them. :rofl:

[joeybee12]

7. Toip Secret yes! Doors, no!

Another cinematic POS from Oliver Stone!

[Yavin4]

8. Check Out This Great Acting - Get Your Tissues Ready

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHL-PmoQGoQ


Acting! Genius!

[Wetzelbill]

9. awesome