Lakers’ coach Phil Jackson recently told Conan O’Brien that he had a conversation with the president after winning the NBA championship. He told Obama that the reason the Iranians were protesting in the streets was the tone that President Obama has set in the world.
Not only is that about the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard, but why is Jackson commenting on foreign affairs, anyway? He’s a basketball coach, for heaven’s sake.
What is it about celebrities that they feel a need to use their platform to say such stupid stuff?
Is it some kind of god complex? Are they trying to find some greater relevance for their lives?
I think celebrities have an overwhelming need to feel that they’re part of the herd. Conan’s LA audience loved Jackson’s comment, so we can expect more dim-witted observations.
“I can't really remember the names of the clubs that we went to." - Shaquille O'Neal, basketball player, on whether he had visited the Parthenon during his visit to Greece.
"I want all the kids to do what I do, to look up to me. I want all the kids to copulate me." - Andre Dawson, former professional baseball player, on being a role model.
"Strangely, in slow motion replay, the ball seemed to hang in the air for even longer." - David Acfield, sports commentator.
"We all get heavier as we get older because there's a lot more information in our heads." - Vlade Divac, Basketball player.
"He's a guy who gets up at six o'clock in the morning regardless of what time it is." - Lou Duva, veteran boxing trainer.
"If only faces could talk..." - Pat Summerall, sportscaster, during the Super Bowl.
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