Culture of Hoops

NBA Knights: NBA meets Game of Thrones

LeBron James: Daenerys Targaryen

Image courtesy of Alijah Villain

Image courtesy of Alijah Villian.

Dragons = win. LeBron = win. Transitive property; LeBron = dragons.

Dwyane Wade: Khal Drogo

Image courtesy of Alijah Villain.

Image courtesy of Alijah Villian.

Convinced the wielder of dragons to join his cause then dominated the NBA with his khalasar before turning into a living corpse whose legacy is dependent upon said dragon wielder.

Derrick Rose: Oberyn Martell

Image courtesy of Alijah Villian.

Image courtesy of Alijah Villian.

Clearly damaged from his past but still young, exciting, and full of potential, we don’t know what we will get from him in the future. The range is everything from potential world-dominator to complete flameout.

Chris Paul: Little Finger

Image courtesy of Alijah Villain.

Image courtesy of Alijah Villian.

Sneaky, sneaky, sneaky. He may not seem like the biggest threat with all these other characters around, but Chris Paul is always lurking in the shadows, ready to strike at any time. Some perceive him as harmless but he is as manipulative and tricky as anyone on a basketball court. A cerebral assassin.

Kevin Garnett: The Mountain, Sir Gregor Clegane

Image courtesy of Alijah Villain.

Image courtesy of Alijah Villian.

The intimidator. Big and scary, I have no doubt in my mind that KG could easily chop a man in half with his sharp-witted trash talk. He is the baddest dude in the land.

Joakim Noah: The Hound, Sandor Clegane

Image courtesy of Alijah Villain.

Image courtesy of Alijah Villian.

The remix, baby. Less scary and intense than the Mountain but still a force to be reckoned with that strikes fear into the hearts of anyone smart. He got the (let’s go with) unique look, the daunting size, and the great hair.

Birdman: Bronn

Image courtesy of Alijah Villain

Image courtesy of Alijah Villian.

May seem comical and less refined than his peers but don’t mistake his willingness to have a good time with ineffectiveness on the field of battle. He knows what he can do and what he can’t. He walks that line between hilarious and scary perfectly.

Steve Nash: Barristan Selmy

Image courtesy of Alijah Villain.

Image courtesy of Alijah Villian.

He’s been around and seen more King’s come and go than most. He is wise, past his prime, but still useful as an advisor and will likely soon find his way into mentoring the future full-time. Even his enemies (Tywin Lannister for example) speak of him with the greatest respect.

Manu Ginobili: Lord Varys

Image courtesy of Alijah Villain.

Image courtesy of Alijah Villian.

Almost all know him. Some hate him, some merely fear him, but everyone with half a brain recognizes that he is – and always has been – a legitimate threat to anyone who stands in his way. Peculiar and foreign in his ways but still remarkably important the goings on in Westeros/NBA.

Chris Bosh: Jorah Mormont

Knight Chris Bosh Art by Alijah Villian

Image courtesy of Alijah Villian.

Those in the land he once dwelled may not consider him “loyal” and yet here he stands. Fiercely fighting alongside his new friends down a new chosen path, his worth oft goes unseen in the shadow of the dragons he is near. Still without him, his companion may very well never have risen to such heights.

Pages: 1 2 3

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

To Top