By now, many of you have likely already seen the new “Game of Zones” animated short from Bleacher Report, the first of the seventh and what is supposedly the final season of the “Game of Thrones” NBA parody that has taken on a life of its own.
It seems winter is finally coming for this world, an apropos plague threatening the bedrock of NBA civilization, held back by the valiant efforts of a handful of vigilant members of the press corps and former NBA players turned color commentators.
Early in the short, for Celtics big man Shaquille O’Neal makes a cameo as a gatekeeper of sorts, giving Dwyane Wade some crap as he transitions from a player to media member.
There’s even some nuggets in there about the Wade-Paul Pierce Twitter debate raging a few months back that is made even better with a cameo from the Truth himself — in a most appropriate role for his nickname.
The vehicle of choice is also ideal.
Near the end, Jesus even makes an appearance — Shuttlesworth, that is; UConn product Ray Allen (or his likeness) appears as the God of Range.
It’s an excellent start to a joke that has somehow lived on to the point of becoming an NBA tradition, and a nice escape from our own siege of sorts in the form of the pandemic — give it a watch if you haven’t already.
