Bill Simmons on wombs, Al Micheals, and pyrotechnics
Q: I just read that Lisa Leslie will miss this season because she's pregnant. So, immediately my mind breaks into how Al Michaels would explain this: "Unfortunately for the Sparks, they are without Lisa Leslie. She's out with a womb." --HT, St. Louis
SG: See, I think he'd say, "She's out with a fetus." Speaking of Al, was there a funnier moment all season than Al's on-air tantrum after the halftime pyrotechnics show on Sunday night in Dallas? I'M AL MICHAELS AND I DON'T LIKE THIS SMOKE! I'M GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE FIRED! THIS IS AMATEUR HOUR! AS SOON AS WE GO TO BREAK, I'M DROPPING 50 CONSECUTIVE F-BOMBS! Come on, loosen up, Alfonso! We haven't seen you that riled up since the climactic scene in "BASEketball."
SG: See, I think he'd say, "She's out with a fetus." Speaking of Al, was there a funnier moment all season than Al's on-air tantrum after the halftime pyrotechnics show on Sunday night in Dallas? I'M AL MICHAELS AND I DON'T LIKE THIS SMOKE! I'M GOING TO HAVE SOMEONE FIRED! THIS IS AMATEUR HOUR! AS SOON AS WE GO TO BREAK, I'M DROPPING 50 CONSECUTIVE F-BOMBS! Come on, loosen up, Alfonso! We haven't seen you that riled up since the climactic scene in "BASEketball."