Were NBA Players Secretly Acting On HBO’s “The Wire”?

NBA HBO The Wire

January 9, 2009 – Dr. Anklesnap

After reading this post this morning where a reference is made to Baron Davis being thought to look like Cutty from HBO’s “The Wire”, it got me thinking about other NBA players that sort of look like characters from the hit show. Then I realized there are quite a few resemblances actually.

Maybe too many? Hmmm….

The NBA Commissioner David Stern has been the subject of a few conspiracy theories during his tenure in the NBA, but is this another one for the list? Is David Stern secretly farming out his athletes to HBO as stunt doubles and fill in’s for their show “The Wire” for a fraction of the cost that real actors make? You be the judge:

Is Darius Miles actually Omar Little?

Is Baron Davis actually Dennis ‘Cutty’ Wise?

Is Tracy McGrady actually Marlo Stanfield?

Is Gilbert Arenas actually Russell ‘Stringer’ Bell?

Is Isiah Thomas actually Brother Mouzone?

You may notice that all of the above players, with the exception of Isiah Thomas, have “conveniently” spent significant amounts of time away from their teams due to injuries which would enable them to film episodes of “The Wire”. As for Mr. Thomas, he had it a bit easier i’m sure slipping out for brief periods to film the few scenes containing Brother Mouzone.

What still has me puzzled however is how David Stern convinced the NBA legend Bill Russell to come out of retirement and play Detective Lester Freamon…..

And finally….my last bit of proof that David Stern is secretly funnelling NBA personel into the HBO TV show casts….

Is Steve Nash actually Proposition Joe?

Okay maybe not so much this last one…it’s a bit of a stretch….but you get my drift, right? If you spot any other NBA look-a-likes on HBO show’s you let me know please. We have to stay on top of this, we can’t let Stern walk scot-free.

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Comments

37 Responses to “Were NBA Players Secretly Acting On HBO’s “The Wire”?”

The Zoner on January 9th, 2009 3:16 pm

One of the greatest shows in the history of TV. Great post too–uncanny.

Got them WMDs!
Anklesnap on January 9th, 2009 3:28 pm

Are WMD’s the blue or red caps…LOL
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Truth About It on January 9th, 2009 3:50 pm

Nice work…..right off the back, I think that Bobby Jackson looks like the Deacon (played by real life hustler, Melvin Williams).

And how can you not at least try to pin Chris “Birdman” Anderson to Walon?

Eddy Curry could be Shamrock McGinty.

I might be inclined to throw in a Caron Butler to D’Angelo Barksdale comparison.

The gears in my brain are cranking (can you tell I’m a huge Wire fan?)….so I’ll have to return with more.
Anklesnap on January 9th, 2009 4:01 pm

Truth About It!! Those are great! Damn I should have collaborated with you on this post man!

I thought about sticking a Marco Jaric to Jimmy McNulty? I really wanted to try and pin someone on Bubbles but couldn’t find a fit…thoughts for bubs?
Slim Charles on January 9th, 2009 5:53 pm

I thought I looked like D Miles more than Omar
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jigga_wha on January 9th, 2009 9:08 pm

@Slim Charles – good call you do look more like D-Miles. But when D-miles gained weight. Early in his career when D-Miles was skinnier he was more like Omar
Daniel on January 9th, 2009 10:48 pm

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ompancho on January 9th, 2009 11:13 pm

Gilbert actually is Stringer… I know its hard to believe but what can I say.
concerned black man. on January 9th, 2009 11:15 pm

so what you’re saying is…… black people look alike?

lol. just kidding. i see it too.
Rapsguy on January 9th, 2009 11:38 pm

Too funny to find this post. Just saw Season 5 finale and have thinking about this since about Season 2.

Jamario Moon – Bubbles.
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Anklesnap on January 9th, 2009 11:58 pm

@Rapsguy

Good one on the Moon-Bubbles! another good one….just need donyell marshall’s hair and eyes on Jamario Moons face and you have bubbles!!
jfo on January 10th, 2009 12:00 am

i love the wire. this post sucks. stupid.
bartholomew on January 10th, 2009 12:55 am

check out the miami heat comparisons

Udonis Haslem looks like 70% Omar (looks) and 30% Randy (hair and personality)
http://www.exposay.com/celebrity-photos/dwayne-wade-fat-joe-busta-rhymes-christina-milian-udonis-haslem-earl-barron-and-dj-khaled-karu-and-y-new-years-eve-celebratio-WtjwTY.jpg

Daequan Cook is 90% Marlo (looks) 10% Dukie aka Duquan (name)
http://www.nba.com/media/dleague/d_cook_300_080227_2.jpg
bartholomew on January 10th, 2009 1:02 am

plus I always thought Miami’s top players were kinda like the season 4 crew

Michael = Wade, the good looking, young badass
Randy = Haslem, long corn rows, a good guy with badass underneath
Marion = Namond, they look moderately similar
Duquan = Daquan Cook, mostly because of his name, but if you know the Heat and the Wire as well as I do you might see other comparisons, but I won’t get into that
patrick on January 10th, 2009 1:13 am

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Anklesnap on January 10th, 2009 1:34 am

@bartholomew – you mean cook smells?
Marc on January 10th, 2009 7:22 am

Josh Childress (okay so he’s not in the NBA anymore) looks the most like Bubbles…
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InsideHoops.com on January 10th, 2009 11:41 am

I can’t tell Steve Nash and Proposition Joe apart.
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Anklesnap on January 10th, 2009 12:05 pm

@Insidehoops.com – The resemblance is uncanny, isn’t it? hehe
Jay on January 10th, 2009 2:30 pm

You guys forgot the most OBVIOUS one.

ROGER MASON as that drug-dealing dude.
Matt on January 10th, 2009 2:53 pm

Josh Childress as Bubbles

http://offsideswithfletcher.files.wordpress.com/2008/06/childress.jpg

David Stern as Maury Levy, Esquire
John on January 11th, 2009 5:25 am

can’t tell Steve Nash and Proposition Joe apart..
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Erik on January 19th, 2009 5:28 am

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Recar on January 20th, 2009 6:50 am

You guys forgot the most OBVIOUS one.

ROGER MASON as that drug-dealing dude.
Ferrari Guy on January 31st, 2009 10:33 am

how come only black people sell drugs on this show
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