Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, and more were in New Orleans Wednesday to film a scene for the upcoming movie Daddy’s Home. That made for some centercourt slapstick at halftime of Lakers-Pelicans. Ferrell gave what appeared to be a drunken speech in character:
Watch Will Ferrell peg a Pelicans cheerleader while filming a movie
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Then DROPPED a Pelicans cheerleader with a horrible football-style halfcourt shot:
Will Ferrell hit a cheerleader w/ a ball during halftime of LAL-NOR. (It's for a movie...) https://t.co/3iv0BIKJIa
— Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) January 22, 2015 Ferrell’s character then got escorted out by security:
He did put up a half court shot before leaving. Brick. https://t.co/sOMN7UtTxh
— Baxter Holmes (@BaxterHolmes) January 22, 2015
Will Ferrell being led out of the Smoothie King Center by security at halftime of the Pelicans/Lakers game. pic.twitter.com/AaOTEL8716
— Brett (@thecajunboy) January 22, 2015 Even better pic of Will Ferrell being led out of the Smoothie King Center by security at halftime of the Pels game. pic.twitter.com/RXKj72WXDx
— Brett (@thecajunboy) January 22, 2015 Here’s Ferrell with Pelicans gm Dell Demps earlier in the day:
Good times. But uh ... can we make doubly sure that cheerleader was acting and is totally okay? That was frighteningly realistic.
