Adam Zagoria covers basketball at all levels. He is the author of two books and an award-winning journalist whose articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Sports Illustrated, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide.
‘How Come LeBron & D-Wade Are Wearing Urkel Glasses?’
So I woke up this morning following last night’s Game 2 of the NBA Finals to the strains of my 7-year-old daughter, Grace, watching SportsCenter and asking, “How come they”re wearing glasses like Urkel?”
Jaleel White starred as Steve Urkel on “Family Matters” from 1989-98, long before Grace was born, but she watches reruns almost every morning on Nickelodeon.
So she knows as well as anyone that LeBron, D-Wade, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are sporting the Urkel Look — even if there are no lenses in those glasses.
Well, maybe Westbrook is more Sally Jessy Raphael with the red rims.
Westbrook may be the most unique, but LeBron isn’t giving him credit for starting the trend.
“It’s a fashion thing, but he absolutely didn’t start it,” James told reporters, according to the New York Post. “I think I’ve been wearing mine two years now. But I don’t know who started it.”
STEVE VS. STEFAN
(Photos/Video: Big Lead Sports)
Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle.
A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013.
He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.
So I woke up this morning following last night’s Game 2 of the NBA Finals to the strains of my 7-year-old daughter, Grace, watching SportsCenter and asking, “How come they”re wearing glasses like Urkel?”
Jaleel White starred as Steve Urkel on “Family Matters” from 1989-98, long before Grace was born, but she watches reruns almost every morning on Nickelodeon.
So she knows as well as anyone that LeBron, D-Wade, Russell Westbrook and Kevin Durant are sporting the Urkel Look — even if there are no lenses in those glasses.
Well, maybe Westbrook is more Sally Jessy Raphael with the red rims.
Westbrook may be the most unique, but LeBron isn’t giving him credit for starting the trend.
“It’s a fashion thing, but he absolutely didn’t start it,” James told reporters, according to the New York Post. “I think I’ve been wearing mine two years now. But I don’t know who started it.”
STEVE VS. STEFAN
(Photos/Video: Big Lead Sports)
