https://youtu.be/OztX3wC9aGM
I love it, absolutely love it, when unheralded role-players unexpectedly outplay their higher-profile “star” teammates. Except, for me, it’s not unexpected at all. It’s completely expected, because what burns in my heart is the inextinguishable flame of scrubbophilia, and that scrubbophilia flame ensures that I am always rooting for these guys to play well.
Semi Ojeleye had a career high 24 points on 8-of-12 shooting. To say he led his team to victory is a completely accurate representation of what happened. Meanwhile, check out what his allegedly-skilled-at-basketball teammates were doing:
Jaystupid Taintum: 17 points on 5-of-13 shooting
JayLeno Brownnoser: 12 points on 3-of-14 shooting
Kembroken Washeder: 21 points on 5-of-12 shooting
These bums needed Ojeleye to carry them to the finish line, and then he needed them to carry them OVER the finish line, and then they just sat at the finish line pooping their diapers, so Ojeleye had to change their diapers as well. And he did it all while getting paid 1.7 million dollars this season and also being sort of tubby. Imagine how many points he would have scored if he was miraculously skinny for this game. Probably thirty.
Then again, maybe the tubbiness gives him powers. Maybe he can be Jared Sullinger reincarnated. Yeah, I like that idea.
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