DURING THE PANDEMIC THE NBA PLAYOFFS WERE HOSTED IN “THE BUBBLE”.
wHICH Inspired me to kick off a project called Bubble Buckets:
an illustrative series on the coldest players in the Bubble.
vol. 1
Book clips LA
With 5 seconds left in a tie game, Booker hits a turnaround J at the buzzer. He’d go on to lead the Suns to a perfect 8-0 record in the Bubble.
vol. 2
trent for three
Gary Trent Jr. came out of nowhere to lead the Zers—and the Bubble—in three pointers made to kick off the play-in games.
vol. 3
dame 61 piece
Dame went houdini and dropped a 61 piece mcnugget on the Mavericks. Dame was also named Bubble MVP. Dame is a bad brotha.
vol. 4
warren the walking bucket
Who? This guy was practically unheard of during the season. In Orlando he led the Bubble in most points per game.
vol. 5
spida soars
Donovan exploded for multiple 50 point games on his way to a budding superstar in the making.
vol. 6
DONCIC DELIVERS
Luka put the world on notice (again) when he dropped a 43 point triple double and buried a 36 foot buzzer beater over the Clips.
vol. 7
no justice no hoops
The Bucks chose to make a statement over stats, boycotting their game until justice was served for George Floyd. It started a movement for the rest of The Bubble.
vol. 8
GIANNIS DOMINATES
When play resumed, The ‘Greek Freak’ and newly awarded DPOY had the Bucks rollin’ into the second round.
vol. 9
murray on a mission
Jamal helped the Nuggets claw back from a 3-1 deficit….twice. This time it put Denver into the WCF.
vol. 10
THE BUTLER DID IT
Jimmy. Fuckin’. Butler. Took out the top seeds and led the Heat back to the NBA Finals. Served up more buckets than cups of coffee.
vol. 11
THE SNARL
Tyler Herro became the youngest player ever to start an NBA Finals. He don’t care though. He got the sauce. 😤
vol. 12
FOR KOBE
Bron and the Lakers win the title in honor of the late Kobe Bean Bryant. “I hope I made you proud. Love you. Miss you Champ.”
