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Basketball followers who confirmed up for the Atlanta Hawks vs. Golden State Warriors sport on Saturday (March 22) night time acquired somewhat greater than they bargained for. Not solely did the house workforce stroll away with a 124-115 victory at State Farm Enviornment, however Harry the Hawk additionally popped out for a surprisingly correct recreation of Kendrick Lamar’s Tremendous Bowl LIX halftime present.
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 Huge 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 taking part in off Samuel L. Jackson’s Tremendous Bowl cameo from February. Have a look under.
Performing the halftime reenactment in Atlanta, of all locations, was positively a fairly calculated selection, given Lamar’s pictures at Drake concerning the metropolis on “Not Like Us.” He dished out strains like, “You run to Atlanta if you want a couple 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 folks Lamar talked about really switched sides on Drake. Lil Child mentioned he didn’t need “nothing to do with” the feud, whereas 2 Chainz informed “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 latest 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.