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Basketball followers who confirmed up for the Atlanta Hawks vs. Golden State Warriors recreation on Saturday (March 22) evening obtained just a little greater than they bargained for. Not solely did the house group stroll away with a 124-115 victory at State Farm Area, however Harry the Hawk additionally popped out for a surprisingly correct recreation of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl LIX halftime show.
Carrying an Atlanta Hawks letterman — a nod to the customized Martine Rose one Lamar sported on the Tremendous Bowl — and a mock pgLang chain, the mascot opened with “peekaboo,” one of many many standout cuts from GNX. Then got here the Drake-aimed “Not Like Us,” the place he hit the Compton emcee’s iconic stroll from the Large Recreation and lifted the mic within the air as the group shouted, “A minor.”
To not point out, there was additionally an Uncle Sam double, clearly enjoying off Samuel L. Jackson’s Tremendous Bowl cameo from February. Have a look beneath.
Performing the halftime reenactment in Atlanta, of all locations, was positively a slightly calculated alternative, given Lamar’s shots at Drake about the city on “Not Like Us.” He dished out traces like, “You run to Atlanta whenever you want a number of {dollars}/ No, you not a colleague, you a f**kin’ colonizer,” whereas name-dropping the likes of Future, Younger Thug, Quavo and extra.
That being mentioned, only a few of the individuals Lamar talked about truly switched sides on Drake. Lil Child mentioned he didn’t need “nothing to do with” the feud, whereas 2 Chainz advised “The Breakfast Membership” that he “didn’t take it as no kinda approach.”
All issues thought-about, Harry the Hawk’s efficiency was a enjoyable shock and made for one of many extra sudden halftime moments in current reminiscence. Who is aware of, perhaps we’ll see The Raptor belt out a rendition of “Push Ups” or “Household Issues” within the close to future.
