During the 11th annual All-Access Lakers event at Staples Center on Tuesday night, Jeremy Lin and Nick Young were on a panel together and it quickly became evident the mismatched pair has a future in show business — or at least a running gig at the Improv on Melrose. Lin and Swaggy’s off-the-cuff patter and repartee worked incredibly well, as you’ll see.
The two Lakers were also joined by Wayne Ellington, but he only makes a cameo in their routine. Thankfully, ESPN’s Arash Markazi was on hand to compile their hysterical back-and-forth:
Jeremy Lin: "I don't have a girlfriend who can but me a car for Christmas. Nick has a different car for every day of the week."
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 7, 2015
Jeremy Lin: "I don't have a girlfriend who can but me a car for Christmas. Nick has a different car for every day of the week."
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 7, 2015
Lin: "I'm single."
Young: "How are you single?"
Lin: "Because I'm not dating anyone Nick."— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 7, 2015
Ellington: "I'm engaged."
Young: "You're engaged!"
Ellington: "Yeah, Nick, when are you getting engaged?"
Young: (silence)— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 7, 2015
Lin: "I was born in Torrance."
Young: "Really?"
Lin: "Yes, Nick. We've been through this. I wasn't born on another continent."— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 7, 2015
Young: "Didn't you used to beatbox?"
Lin: "I've never beatboxed in my life."
Young: "Must have been another Lin."— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 7, 2015
Young on Kobe: "He has no filter. He just talks and talks and talks."
Lin: "That's ironic."
Young: "What?"
Lin: "Nothing. Keep going."— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 7, 2015
Young: "When are you getting engaged Wayne?"
Ellington: "None of your business."
Young: "Cool so no date yet."— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 7, 2015
Swaggy had a few classic one-liners about Kobe Bryant‘s trash talking during practice, and the origin of his nickname, too:
Nick Young on the origin of the Swaggy P nickname: "It's biblical. It's in the old testament. The prophet of swag."
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 7, 2015
Young on Kobe's practice rant: "I went home and my girlfriend was calling me soft like tissue. That kind of stuff hurts me."
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 7, 2015
Young on Kobe: "Once you get to that level you're supposed to be like that. You're supposed to be a little off."
— Arash Markazi (@ArashMarkazi) January 7, 2015
Would you watch a reality show starring Lin and Swaggy?
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