The 2011 BBVA Celebrity Game tips off at 7 PM Eastern Friday on ESPN, a precursor to the terrible basketball to follow all weekend. The NBA has mixed things up this season, allowing two general managers -- ESPN.com scribe and best-selling author Bill Simmons and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel -- to pick teams. Eric Freeman of Ball Don’t Lie, a gentleman with an astute eye for what’s important in basketball, listened to Simmons’ Thursday podcast in order to jot down the GMs’ respective rosters.
2011 NBA Celebrity Game Roster: Where Justin Bieber And Scottie Pippen Collide!
Simmons took the immortal Michael Rapaport, a Celebrity Game Hall-of-Famer if there ever was one, Joel McHale and either U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan or actor Armie Hammer. (Seriously, no one knows.) His NBA legends include Scottie Pippen, Chris Mullin and Mitch Richmond, three excellent players who haven't hit 50. Kimmel fights back with Jalen Rose, Rick Fox and A.C. Green. Needless to say, this is not a fair fight.
But Kimmel has the almighty Justin Bieber, blockbuster performer who happens to be a 16-year-old Canadian. Other celebrities on Kimmel’s roster include Rob Kardashian, Zach Levi and Lil’ Romeo. Arguably, one could include Fox among the celebrities instead of the athletes. Such are the mindbenders involved with the NBA Celebrity Game!
Bill Walton will coach Simmons' team, while Magic Johnson will coach the Kimmels. Ty Burrell and Jason Alexander will serve as hecklers of some sort. Swin Cash and Tamika Catchings will be the actual best players on the court. Basketball!
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