> I’d say I had too much fun with this column about basketball art — but then I think about what the poet @NBABeau does and I don’t think that’s possible.
> https://www.ocregister.com/2024/02/16/swanson-basketball-as-art-make-it-your-masterpiece/
> Behind the scenes of an “NBA Top (Five) Plays of the Night.” 👇🏻🔥
I’d say I had too much fun with this column about basketball art — but then I think about what the poet @NBABeau does and I don’t think that’s possible.
Behind the scenes of an “NBA Top (Five) Plays of the Night.” 👇🏻🔥 pic.twitter.com/ZxEfNuWra7
— Mirjam Swanson (@MirjamSwanson) February 17, 2024
Swanson shares a really cool behind the scenes video of the “Goatmentator” as part of this OC Register piece: https://www.ocregister.com/2024/02/16/swanson-basketball-as-art-make-it-your-masterpiece/
r/nba’s own u/lolwtferic also gets profiled in the piece!
by sewsgup
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Love the guy.
It’s the GOATmentator!
holy shit this is totally not what i pictured him to look or be like but he is def my favorite!
Top 10 MVP
That’s my GOAT(mentator)
Legend
Bros been doing this for how long gotta be decade
this is so cool! Never knew this guy looked like this lol
wtf this shit
GOATmentator
THE GOATMENTATOR 😤😤😤
This is amazing 👏🤩
Love this dude but I rather not have seen this video. This like All Might power down from. Sorry bro. Love tho
such a great honor to be featured alongside him in this article.
thank you everyone for supporting my janky ass art on here
Bro deserves to be in the HOF
Holy shit I didn’t realize how in the minority I was hating this. Sheesh. Well this is interesting
Probably one of the coolest jobs ever
I can’t comprehend how his voice is crisp yet smooth at the same time.
Whoever decides the top plays is doing a terrible job. NBA Top Ten keeps favoring the same typical dunks over and over again. Some dunks are great, but i want to see other plays that involve more skill, like great layups, passes, blocks, etc.
Expected a more upscale set-up than a folding table in a rented apartment
GOAT Rankings:
1. Jordan
2. This guy
Why did I think he was black 😆
My guy has never seen a cavs game
That’s awesome !
Legend
Color me surprised by the color of this surprise.
I was not expecting that to be GOATmentator at the start of the clip
GOAT doing GOAT shit
Damn I waited until the end anticipating the “TOPDEN” only to realise its top 5
i thought he was black lmao
Never in a million years would have guessed this is what he looks like!
As someone who watches these every night, this is very cool to see, but I’d also like to see how the official NBA account has put up a half-dozen of these videos this season that were missing 1-4 entire plays
Honestly even more iconic than the EA Sports voice guy
I’ll never forget him saying “Caris LeVert, the expert at puttin in WORK”
Dope as fuck lol I remember watching these particular highlights
HE’S NOT BLACK????????
This man with Inside is the only reason for me to follow the NBA nowadays. With shitty refereeing, inconsistent calls, players being treated as superstars despite being terrible, bad basketball, there’s very little to keep me in this. But this dude is always a highlight
I always thought it is a black guy
He the best (music)
Dude laptop screen grimy 🤢 he’s just like me 🥹 goat
Holy shit. I never thought I would ever see the GOATmentator and he’s definitely not what I imagined! Legendary. Thank you for posting this, op.
Holy fucking shit its GOATmentator
This gives me so much joy I remember when someone on this sub pointed it out and it was the biggest thing and he just kept going faster at the end
I always felt like the sound quality was always rough and harsh on these countdowns. Now it all makes sense
Beau Estes is the goat. I had the opportunity to spend a week with him during NBA Summer League a few years ago and he’s an incredibly good guy and very generous with his time. He deserves all the recognition
I can’t stand this guy. I’m mute him. Always.
If you can’t get access to Mirjam’s article above, here’s a version that should be accessible to everyone:
https://www.dailynews.com/author/mirjam-swanson/
She’s a great writer, and I really miss her as the Clippers beat writer for the OC Register. (She’ll still cover a game from time to time.)
I wondered if Beau was a Ray Hudson fan, considering his sense of humor and ability to insert it into his commentary. Turns out he’s a big one:
https://twitter.com/search?q=hudson%20from%3A%40nbabeau&src=typed_query