Darryl Dawkins Wanted To ‘Rattle Somebody Balls’

Ah, yes. The classic "I can't believe I said that" face

Despite all of the pageantry and creativity from Saturday’s slam dunk contest, you could argue that the best moment of the event came before a single dunk attempt. As DeMar DeRozen was preparing to take flight, TNT’s Cheryl Miller asked his coach, Darryl Dawkins, what could we expect from DeRozen:

“Well, we’re going to pull something off exciting. Nobody expects us to do a whole lot. But we just may able to rattle somebody balls.”

An Oxford-trained poet couldn’t have said it better.

Dawkins’ full-length suit looked to have taken the lives of at least 10 leopards to design. If that didn’t ooze enough elegance, his opening words certainly did the trick. “Chocolate Thunder” has a way with the English language. It’s similar to the way a baby has with a bowl of spaghetti.