![]() (This is played off as a joke, but…high school athletes receiving free cars as bribes isn’t unprecedented. Will’s talent is so obvious that Coach Herb Smiley offers Will his car if he’ll play for the team. The first time we see Will playing basketball, he’s just shooting around with his friend Jazz after the team’s practice. Now that’s out of the way, let’s start by handing out some awards, then ask some unanswerable questions pertaining to this episode. How does that work out for Carlton? See the GIF above.With time winding down and Bel-Air Academy down by two points, Carlton rips the ball out of the hands of Will, his own teammate.Carlton, who was already on the team, becomes envious of his cousin’s success and how proud it makes Carlton’s father (Will’s uncle Phil).Will joins the Bel-Air Academy basketball team and immediately becomes a superstar.A quick recap of the episode leading up to it: We don’t need to rehash this scene too much. That’s Carlton Banks, noted Republican, with just about the worst half-court shot - non-Michael Scott division - ever attempted. Since everyone only seems to remember the infamous (and perfect) moment that caps off the episode, let’s just get it out of the way right now. 12, 1990 - exactly seven months before Jordan’s Bulls won their first title, oddly enough- The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air aired the 11th episode of its first season, titled “Courting Disaster.” ![]() Today, however, we turn to a different set of famous basketball games from the ’90s. Many fans have turned to old games for entertainment, with anything from last year’s playoff games to “The Last Dance,” a 10-part documentary series about Michael Jordan’s famous 1990s Chicago Bulls teams. In the meantime, though, the only televised basketball in North America is The Basketball Tournament. The NBA, WNBA and CEBL (Canada!) will all either begin or resume their seasons in the final week of July. A few weeks later, the WNBA announced that the start of its season would be postponed. The following day, the NCAA cancelled both the men’s and women’s 2020 tournaments. On March 11, the NBA suspended its season. ![]() Will Smith (#14, left), glares at his cousin Carlton Banks (#25, right) after Carlton’s infamous last-second blunder.įor the past few months, revisiting old basketball games has been a common occurrence. ![]()
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