Drew Gooden, ’80s baby
Pass the Pepsi Free, Drew Gooden is all about the ’80s…
Regular SLAMonline.com readers will recall that Drew Gooden has always been a bit unconventional, such as when he asked us to call him “The Big Drizzle” a few years ago. Or there was the time a few years ago when it was reported on the radio that he’d died in a car crash, when in actuality he was home watching Napoleon Dynamite.
According to the Akron Beacon Journal, Drew’s latest interest is the 1980s. Says the paper:
Gooden is on a big 1980s kick, a current fad in his hometown of Oakland. The Cavs forward recently plunked down $300 on eBay to get a vintage Casio calculator watch.
He’s growing a square patch of hair in the back of his otherwise shaved head, which he calls a “ducktail,” another ’80s look. His left eyebrow also has two lines shaved into it, another forgotten trend from the time of the Reagan Administration.
Gooden, however, was a little upset he had to get into a bidding war for the watch. Apparently he’s run into another trend, as fans of NBC’s The Office are in the market because one is sported by favorite nerdy character Dwight Schrute.
“It was me and another guy and we were bidding back and forth and it kept going up and up,” Gooden said. “I was lucky I got it.”
No, Drew, we were lucky you got it.
17 Responses to “Drew Gooden, ’80s baby”
Oct.30 at 12:56 pm
Jake Appleman says:
I’m going to get Drew Gooden to high five my Trapper-Keeper.
Oct.30 at 1:01 pm
nic says:
i cant wait to see him rocking a piano tie over a ghostbusters muscle t…
Oct.30 at 1:17 pm
Max Airington says:
If I see that dude in some Cavs colored Zubaz….or was that the 90’s
Oct.30 at 1:35 pm
PIMPN says:
so is he gonna be playing around with a rubiks cube during warmups?
Oct.30 at 2:19 pm
Myung says:
4 words: Members. Only. Jacket. Endorsement.
Oct.30 at 2:22 pm
Calvin Byrd says:
Would have been fresh if he got a Pac Man Game watch.
Oct.30 at 2:31 pm
Derms says:
I wonder if he wears slap bracelets instead of bling.
Oct.30 at 3:20 pm
Blue says:
Two words: Parachute Pants And what’s up on the Swatch watch with the interchangeable color face getting a little love…
Oct.30 at 4:51 pm
Matt says:
He should rock the eraserhead like Kid n’ Play. And wear it real high.
Oct.30 at 5:21 pm
Clement says:
Hey! He’s biting Matt Bonner’s trend. I saw Matt rocking a Casio watch the first year he got to the Raps.
Oct.30 at 6:10 pm
Dallas J. says:
The Cavs should do their introductions to Newcleus – “Jam On It” this year.
Oct.30 at 7:42 pm
NZ Baller says:
Slap bands….vintage! By the way, the NBC version of the Office is an insult to Ricky Gervais…shocking.
Oct.30 at 8:20 pm
Garrett says:
This thread might be the best thing ever.
Oct.30 at 11:29 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
I’m speechless.
Oct.31 at 12:59 pm
Myung says:
we see a lot of people who usually post in other entries aren’t posting on this one. the age gap is showing itself. i guess we’re all 80’s babies (or older). i grew up with michael jackson and his glove, garbage pail kids, members only jackets, and jams. i guess the “lebron/melo/wade” generation of hoop fans will be skipping this entry (or not understanding it).
May.30 at 6:30 pm
cooleh » Blog Archive » Welcome to the Horror Dome: Understanding Drew Gooden’s Hairpatch says:
[…] Apparently Gooden is not as out of his mind as everyone (by which I mean everyone I know) thinks. Turns out he’s just hopped on the ’80s like everyone else who’s listening to the Eurythmics, wearing neon and doing coke like they’re a junk bond trader. […]
Jun.9 at 2:14 pm
jphil says:
drew gooden is sooooooooo hot with that patch of hair, i’m only 21 and he sounds exactly like my kind of guy. i love him!