Weird Week in Hoops: LeBron cries out, and Scary Terry's query revisited

Every Sunday, theScore's most discerning minds highlight the week's lighter moments from around the basketball universe. Here's what caught our eyes this week.

Be warned: Weird Week contains coarse content. And please note: Sir Anthony Hopkins won't be in attendance this evening.

Milestone anniversary for classic NBA tweet

Yesterday marked 10 years since one of the most formative events in modern American history.

We write, of course, of this hypothetical what-if from a then-17-year-old Terry Rozier:

At first glance, the Charlotte Hornets guard's message on the day Americans learned of al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden's death comes off as a little glib.

However, Rozier's core notion - that Bin Laden should've used his 6-foot-5 frame for something other than evil - is unequivocally true.

Could an ambassadorship to the Middle East be in order for Scary Terry after his NBA career? Let's just put it this way: No.

For the love of the game

In Monday's loss to the Raptors, Kevin Love did his best impression of when your cat accidentally bumps your PS5 controller and unpauses the game while you're still in the bathroom.

Check out this doozy of an inbound pass.

Scott hawks Jordans with help from unlikely source

Travis Scott's latest Nike collab will undoubtedly elicit hysteria among sneakerheads and/or pre-teens with access to their moms' credit cards.

Not that the rapper needed the help, but Scott enlisted ex-Detroit Pistons standout Richard "Rip" Hamilton for the commercial (who was way into masks long before they were required garb for existing in a public space).

Wait ... Rip? Eight years after his last NBA appearance?

Kind of an odd marketing decision. After all, it's not like the army of 12-year-old brats (and their bots) scooping Scott on every drop were around to witness Hamilton in his 2004 Pistons heyday.

While it's true that Jordan Brand outfitted Hamilton during his 14-year-career, we'd like to think Friday's shocking report that ancient Brazilian big man Anderson Varejao is returning to the NBA after a four-plus year absence might have inspired him. We eagerly await news of the 43-year-old Hamilton signing with the Pistons for the home stretch.

Beal puts up another double-double

"Hey ... do you think if we keep putting cute kids on 'The Jump,' the viewers will forget about the whole Paul Pierce stripper thing?"

"It's worth a shot."

Bradley Beal's twin sons are clearly fans of The Beatles. As one said goodbye, the other said hello.

(*crickets*)

Disgraced Donaghy does another heel turn

Tarred and feathered former ref Tim Donaghy bet on games he was officiating, got in trouble, went to prison, and has since been difficult to employ. The "Whistleblower Podcast" goes into slightly more detail.

It turns out Donaghy has been using LinkedIn Premium, and he found a gig with MLW Wrestling in which he portrays a crooked match official who fixes contests for cash while evidently masquerading as a Foot Locker employee.

While watching this smoking-gun footage, one can't help but wonder about the integrity of professional wrestling.

LeBron cries out in response to heckler

The upside of LeBron James being sidelined with an injury is that it gave him plenty of time to practice his voiceover work.

Yelp, Trip Advisor inundated with skewed reviews

And speaking of big babies ...

Jay Linneman, a Cincinnati restaurant owner, was so enraged after LeBron recently posted a tweet speaking out against police brutality that he vowed to not show any more NBA games at his establishment, Linnie's Pub, until the league bans its signature star.

For reasons that presumably had little to do with appeasing the clientele of a strip-mall bar, LeBron deleted the tweet. But Linneman doesn't care. No NBA contests on his televisions until the league banishes its most important player.

"Fine! Throw on the rerun of 'Antiques Roadshow' and get me a Bud Light - and don't forget the little umbrella."

Linneman is now learning the meaning of the phrase, "You come at the king, you best not miss," as Yelp and TripAdvisor reviewers haven't been kind to his watering hole.

Come back next week for more - or sound off in the comments to tell us how terrible we are at our jobs. Or both!