John Wall and the Washington Wizards couldn’t stop Kelly Olynyk from having the game of his life in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinal on Monday night. So NBA fans know what that means: it’s time for the Wizards to go fishing.
TNT’s Inside the NBA has been known to slide some jokes into their famous fishing images, and they really went for it with their Washington shot after the game late Monday night.
The Rockets & Wizards have #GoneFishin! 🐠🐟 pic.twitter.com/5V4mvcoyb4
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 16, 2017
The crew also put Beyonce with James Harden on a boat named “We Owe Chuck $3 M,” which was good, but the D.C. image that was most notable because of all the political jokes.
“This promises to be interesting anytime you send a team in Washington D.C. fishing,” Ernie Johnson said to promo the image.
What he means here is that the Wizards were going fishing in a swamp. There was John Wall on an airboat named ‘Merica with Hillary Clinton and five former presidents: Barack Obama, George W. Bush, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter.
And then there’s the jet ski situation.
That’s Donald Trump riding with Russian president Vladimir Putin, with former CIA director James Comey falling off the back. And don’t forget about White House press secretary Sean Spicer hiding in the tall grass, or perhaps they should be called bushes?
Charles Barkley gave a “shoutout” to George H.W. Bush, who had some recent medical issues, before the segment ended. It was all in good fun and everyone seemed to get a laugh out of it, which is nice. Perhaps Trump will respond to the allegations that he rode on the back of Putin’s jet ski, but he probably has larger issues to deal with right now.
