Jackie Moon Is going Professional As Latest Member Of The Golden State Warriors, Warms Up With Steph And Clay

“There’s a raccoon unfastened within the construction.”

That will have been the tag line for the warmup for this night’s recreation between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers, which was once broadcast on TNT. There was once unquestionably one thing amiss.

Because the Warriors took the court docket, the remaining guy out of the tunnel was once a little bit chubbier and so much hairier than the remainder. He was once additionally dressed in a Flint Tropics uniform.

One thing is other in regards to the Warriors roster 🤔

The @warriors & Jackie Moon host the @LAClippers at 10pm/et on TNT pic.twitter.com/Swf3dbCXr1

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The Warriors are recognized for extraordinary pregame heat ups — suppose Steph Curry’s tunnel photographs — and this night, their warmup incorporated none rather than Tropics proprietor/trainer/energy ahead Jackie Moon himself.

Moon, who bears a placing resemblance to (and might in fact be) Will Ferrell, was once the topic of the 2008 movie Semi-Professional. Warriors guard Clay Thompson is a big fan, having dressed up as Moon for Halloween a couple of years in the past.

Moon didn’t disappoint. He placed on a free-throw sanatorium, D’d up Thompson and made a shot from the brand.

“I’m nice at loose throws. Critically, loose throws are, like, my perfect factor.”
-Jackie Moon

In truth although with the best way the dubs are taking pictures from the road these days Jackie would possibly are compatible proper in… KIDDING 😆😆😆 #dubnation #jackiemoon #semipro @kron4news pic.twitter.com/NomrdMaBBF

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Klay could not stay a directly face with Jackie Moon ultimate out. 😂

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Jackie Moon is hitting photographs from the brand 😂🎯

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On his means out of the construction, Moon stopped through to warn the refs in regards to the raccoons. One ref hit Ferrell, er, Moon with a line directly out of the film: “I went to the financial institution to money the test…” Ferrell didn’t leave out a beat, responding, “Neatly, you went to the fallacious financial institution.”

“There is a racoon unfastened within the construction…it’ll run at the court docket, I were given to search out him”

The most recent splash brother Jackie Moon 😂 pic.twitter.com/BQVYJTxB0U

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Interviewed on TNT later on Thompson, who has simply come again from the newest of 2 critical accidents, indicated that Moon equipped inspiration.

“Thru my rehab I’d watch Semi-Professional once I had a gloomy day, and that film would all the time stay me in a excellent mild. So I respect his popping out and…What a hooper. He can play!”

“Thru my rehab I’d watch ‘Semi-Professional’ once I had a gloomy day, and that film would all the time stay me in a excellent mild.”@KlayThompson on Jackie Moon pulling up for warmups. pic.twitter.com/3YgNRpHelw

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