{"id":158284,"date":"2020-04-19T20:06:07","date_gmt":"2020-04-19T19:06:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=158284"},"modified":"2020-04-19T20:06:09","modified_gmt":"2020-04-19T19:06:09","slug":"espn-imagines-a-30-for-30-about-scrantons-greatest-athlete-michael-scott","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsforher.com\/?p=158284","title":{"rendered":"ESPN imagines a &#039;30 for 30&#039; about Scranton&#039;s greatest athlete: Michael Scott"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- m -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5751019935\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"id_text\">\n<p>What if I told you, the regional manager who taught us basketball is like jazz was getting his very own documentary?<\/p>\n<p>OK, so, truth be told&#8230; there isn&#8217;t a <em>real<\/em> documentary coming about Michael Scott&#8217;s on-court exploits. But someone at ESPN must be a fan of <em>The Office<\/em> and had a little extra time on their hands. You know because there are no sports happening right now.<\/p>\n<p>The official <em>30 for 30<\/em> account \u2014 and I double-checked it was official\u2014 tweeted out a parody trailer imagining a doc about Michael&#8217;s infamously terrible performance in the Season 1 episode titled &#8220;Basketball.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What if I told you, the greatest Michael wasn&#8217;t Jordan?&#8221; the post asked.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-video\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">What if I told you, the greatest Michael wasn&#8217;t Jordan? <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/JoYAb6OUjO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/JoYAb6OUjO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 30 for 30 (@30for30) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/30for30\/status\/1251901324200984577?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 19, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"see-also\">\n<p class=\"see-also-link\">SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/culture\/9915\/which-office-characters-would-make-the-best-quarantine-buddies-we-figured-it-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Which &#8216;Office&#8217; characters would make the best quarantine buddies? We figured it out.<\/a><\/p>\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 2 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"5511153269\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<p>It&#8217;s a perfectly executed video, full of little bits of <em>Office <\/em>humor while the narrator deadpans the lines with heart-wrenching sincerity. \u00a0The joke caught the eye of Michael Scott himself \u2014 well, actor Steve Carell at least. He quote-tweeted the post with a <a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/dinkin-flicka-the-office-michael-scott-steve-carrel-thats-life-gif-13853871\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bit of definitely real slang<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-wrapper sort-rerender\">\n<div>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-cards=\"hidden\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Dinkin\u2019 flicka. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kPAzenhy1o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/kPAzenhy1o<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Steve Carell (@SteveCarell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SteveCarell\/status\/1251914082619277312?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">April 19, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you love <em>The Office<\/em> and basketball \u2014 personally, I am the <a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/culture\/9915\/which-office-characters-would-make-the-best-quarantine-buddies-we-figured-it-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exact center of<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/conference-room-five-minutes-talking-office-shea-serrano-foh-army-991872\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">that Venn Diagram<\/a> \u2014 the post was a great bit of light-hearted fun for a pandemic Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"5\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 5 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"9258826580\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/me.mashable.com\/culture\/9964\/espn-imagines-a-30-for-30-about-scrantons-greatest-athlete-michael-scott\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n\n<!-- Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http:\/\/quickadsense.com\/ -->\n<div class=\"c5b541d88d911dcbb84397def1a3492d\" data-index=\"3\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- 3 -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3943282228430444\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"2884989920\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] What if I told you, the regional manager who taught us basketball is like jazz was getting his very own documentary? OK, so, truth be told&#8230; there isn&#8217;t a real documentary coming about Michael Scott&#8217;s on-court exploits. 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