Lance Stephenson dances to Fetty Wap on Sky Walker, pushes scooting envelope
It is becoming abundantly clear that we have entered, with no turning back, The Era Of Hands-Free Electronic Athlete Scooting.
From J.R. Smith introducing us to the PhunkeeDuck during the NBA Finals to Stephen Curry draining half-court shots on the move to Andre Drummond bowling on a Sky Walker to Charlie Villanueva just wanting someone to tell him where he can get “one of those electric skateboard[s],” this truly is a golden age for next-level no-hands personal conveyance. (That’s probably why there seem to be new products in this market popping up every five minutes. What’s up, Space Chariot? How you livin’, Dekdo? What’s good, Uwheel?)
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As is the case with any important technological breakthrough, the key is moving from early adoption to user innovation. Having a new tool is great; the art, however, is in finding new ways to use it.
Kudos, then, to the Slyde of Sky Walking: newly minted Los Angeles Clippers swingman Lance Stephenson, who moved self-balancing electric boards into the age of dance with this interpretive number to Fetty Wap’s “679.”
The good news: this is a wonderful moment in the growth and development of a new artistic movement. The bad: by asking “who wants to battle,” Lance is almost certainly inviting the onset of a new brand of non-basketball-related injury. I don’t know which NBA player’s going to be the first to earn a “DNP-Electric Skateboard,” but it sure doesn’t feel like we’re very far away. Perhaps you’d be best served to consider the possibilities, Charlie V, and tread lightly.
Hat-tip to SB Nation’s Ricky O’Donnell.
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