3 ms·
Largely unsubstantiated hypothesis: Did you see "The Last Dance?" Popular lockdown fare made the Michael Jordan hagiography more prominent that it would otherw
by harry8 6y ago
Largely unsubstantiated hypothesis:
Did you see "The Last Dance?" Popular lockdown fare made the Michael Jordan hagiography more prominent that it would otherwise have been.
Scotty Pippen v Patrick Ewing [1] suddenly became more prominent in the minds of many. We were lacking excitement and drama in our lives. Social media was full of this. Lazy writing follows the zeitgeist. Brutal, disrespectful dunking became more of a thing again...
[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtOUpybXmzo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xtOUpybXmzo
- murderfs 6y agoI think this one actually escaped from video games, specifically this video from 2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-fIOrUTIOQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r-fIOrUTIOQ
- frombody 6y agoAfter a snickers commercial in 2009 the phrase became repeated and popularized by the general public https://youtube.com/watch?v=qarH-PTKulQ https://youtube.com/watch?v=qarH-PTKulQ
- harry8 6y agoYeah I'm sure that the jordan biopic wasn't the source. I am suggesting it's a reason why an agressive basketball metaphor has regained popularity of late. Could be very wrong, of course.