NBA teams, like NBA fans, are bored. It's August, well past the point of any relevant free agent signings and well before a new season begins.
Thus, they are photoshopping their players, coaches and legends into movie posters, an exercise we all wish we could do if only we had access to a Twitter account. Here were some of the early ones:
Home Malone #NBAMovies pic.twitter.com/uhafhy28mX
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 20, 2014
Exum Men #NBAMovies pic.twitter.com/TuBmetQJ8r
— Utah Jazz (@utahjazz) August 20, 2014
Magic Mike Budenholzer! #NBAMovies pic.twitter.com/pmdroaEPrj
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) August 20, 2014
A Teague of Their Own! #NBAMovies pic.twitter.com/yOsi1Gm4l6
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) August 20, 2014
Ricky Business #NBAMovies pic.twitter.com/x4Qypnz4iH
— MN Timberwolves (@MNTimberwolves) August 20, 2014
"Call me McGee 'cause I'm your teammate." #NBAMovies pic.twitter.com/Ld9QUZfnF9
— Denver Nuggets (@denvernuggets) August 20, 2014
Embiidlejuice #NBAMovies pic.twitter.com/pktadV04iu
— Philadelphia 76ers (@Sixers) August 20, 2014
Knight At The Roxbury (@BrandonKnight07) #NBAMovies pic.twitter.com/sLUHTa3zE8
— Milwaukee Bucks (@Bucks) August 20, 2014
All excellent. But they all lose to this one.
Too many play-on-words all in one movie! Ladies and gents, we bring you... CHAR WARS. #NBAMovies #Winner #MicDrop pic.twitter.com/sMBBQTneau
— Charlotte Hornets (@hornets) August 20, 2014
HELP US, CODY-WAN KENOBI. YOU'RE OUR ONLY HOPE (to replace Josh McRoberts). (Well, there's also Marvin Williams, but his name doesn't work with this pun.)