Will Ferrell Is the Actual MVP for Shock Look at Warriors Recreation

The Golden State Warriors had a brand new participant out on the court docket forward of the workforce’s March eight recreation in opposition to the Los Angeles Clippers, and he was…Jackie Moon?

Nicely, form of. Will Ferrell dressed up because the character from his 2008 film Semi-Professional and joined the Warriors for a warm-up on the Chase Heart in San Francisco, Calif. Donning his Flint Tropics uniform, the actor practiced guarding Klay Thompson, capturing free throws (in Moon’s underhand “granny fashion”) with Stephen Curry and even sank the ball from half court on the Chase Heart.

So, how did the Warriors go about recruiting Moon, er, Ferrell? Coach Steve Kerr defined the way it all got here to be throughout a post-game press convention.

“He really emailed me some time again, and I did not imagine it was him,” Kerr instructed reporters in a video shared by NBC Sports Bay Area. “So we exchanged a few emails after which, , concocted the plan.” 

Kerr famous Ferrell is a “large Klay Thompson fan, and he is aware of how a lot Klay loves dressing up as Jackie Moon”—which the capturing guard did for Halloween a number of years again.