Will Ferrell Appears At NBA Game As Semi-Pro Movie Character Jackie Moon
Will Ferrell makes an appearance at an NBA game as his Semi-Pro character, Jackie Moon. Released in 2008, Semi-Pro follows Moon, the owner/ player/ coach of the Flint City Tropics, who rallies his teammates in the hopes of getting his team into the NBA. Semi-Pro released at the height of Ferrell's popularity, coming after the likes of Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, and Blades of Glory, but before 2008 hit Step Brothers.
Semi-Pro marks the first (and only) directorial effort of Kent Alterman and earned mostly negative reviews from both audiences and critics. The film sits at a dismal 22% on Rotten Tomatoes, sporting only a slightly better audience score of 38%. Semi-Pro was also a flop at the box office, earning just over $43 million on an estimated $55 million budget. In addition to Ferrell, Semi-Pro also stars Woody Harrelson, André 3000, Will Arnett, Andy Richter, Maura Tierney, David Koechner, and Rob Corddry. Semi-Pro marks the second collaboration between Koechner and Ferrell after 2004's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Despite the film's poor reception, Jackie Moon is a character Ferrell enjoys revisiting.
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Channeling Moon, Ferrell made an appearance at the recent NBA game between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers. As can be seen in Twitter posts from Sports Center, sports journalist Anthony Slater, and the Warriors' own official Twitter account, Ferrell joined the Warriors for their pre-game warm-up, shooting hoops with the other players. One player, in particular, Klay Thompson, seemed especially surprised to see Ferrell in costume. Check out the various Tweets
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