Links: NBA Friday V
When the sideshow left town…
Fri-day! Yes! And I’m planning on another post this afternoon, so we’ll save other talk until then.
For now, it’s time for NBA Friday, the weekly colloboration between illustrator Joel Kimmel and you guys, the loyal Links denizens.
In the last installment, Joel dropped a great drawing of Kevin Durant. This week’s team is the New York Knicks, and Joel came with this drawing of everyone’s main man, Stephon Marbury.
As Joel says, “I wanted to paint Stephon because he was one of my favorite players for a few years. I remember when he was traded to the Knicks it seemed like he was finally going to be happy playing basketball. He was back in New York and everything seemed very promising. I remember seeing a giant billboard of Stephon in Times Square and it was exciting, I really wanted to see him do well. Unfortunately, it hasn’t worked out that well and we are all reading about what he’s going through. With all the drama surrounding the Knicks, the death of his father and his struggles on the court, I wanted to portray him back in Coney Island on an old sideshow-style poster. The poster advertises Starbury as Coney Island’s finest, but the boardwalk is completely empty, and maybe the curtain is closing — as if the once popular attraction is shutting down. A lot of his supporters have turned away, and speculators wonder when he’ll play again.”
Thanks as always Joel. Next week’s team? The red-hot Portland Trailblazers. Leave your ideas for who or what Joel should illustrate for next week in the comments section below.
44 Responses to “Links: NBA Friday V”
Jan.4 at 12:50 pm
Ryan Jones says:
Lang, I’m not reading any more of your posts unless you link to more videos of Penelope Cruz making out with her sister.
Jan.4 at 12:51 pm
Myles Brown says:
Wow. My favorite so far. Does Joel ever sell any of these?
Jan.4 at 12:52 pm
Jared says:
That’s awesome, as a Knicks fan, that’s the best thing I’ve seen all season.
Jan.4 at 12:57 pm
Lang Whitaker says:
@Myles: I don’t know. But Joel reads the comments and I’m sure he’ll respond.
Jan.4 at 1:01 pm
Rubens says:
great work!
Jan.4 at 1:03 pm
Russ Bengtson says:
…
Jan.4 at 1:19 pm
TADOne says:
I’m disappointed that Zeke wasn’t chosen, but great work anyyway.
Jan.4 at 1:20 pm
TADOne says:
As for Portland, don’t you just HAVE to choose Brandon Roy? Him or Grandpa would be my choices.
Jan.4 at 1:22 pm
Ron says:
For the Blazers, I think it should be Nate. Although Roy has been huge this year, I think their success is more a tribute to the coach than any player.
Jan.4 at 1:26 pm
Joel Kimmel says:
Thanks for compliments!
Myles: I do sell originals and prints. If you’re interested send me an email.
TADOne: I did Zeke at the last minute actually. You can see him on my blog.
Jan.4 at 1:28 pm
g_hilde says:
I second what Jared said.
Jan.4 at 1:29 pm
bobby stew says:
Outlaw
Jan.4 at 1:46 pm
TADOne says:
Joel, that Zeke piece was awesome. You should have that one posted up on the site as well.
Jan.4 at 2:05 pm
Jake Appleman says:
That’s awesome
Jan.4 at 2:05 pm
The Cool says:
next week have Roy, Lamarcus, jack, and oultlaw all hugging each other like it is freakin family matters. I’ve never seen a group of guys so loving and caring for one another. play wit it.
Jan.4 at 2:06 pm
Jared says:
Ahh, that’s sick Joel, that was my idea from last week. That’s awesome…two great pieces for this week, keep doing your thing!
Jan.4 at 2:07 pm
Cheryl says:
Nate, with a huge “proud papa” smile on his face, rolling a baby carriage down the block with Roy, Jack, Outlaw, and Aldridge in the carriage. Or something like that.
Jan.4 at 2:22 pm
white hot eboy says:
Damn he captured that circus/sideshow vibe. Great work.
Jan.4 at 3:02 pm
t-rocc says:
wow, this is really fantastic… great concept - tugs at the heartstrings a bit for anyone that was ever a fan of Marbury and wanted to see better things for him.
Jan.4 at 4:30 pm
illydiva says:
I like Cheryl’s idea, but Nate must be sharply dressed as he is in real life. No one in the L touches Nate’s clothing game!! Great job, Joel on Star(?)bury.
Jan.4 at 5:52 pm
niQ says:
ODen
Jan.4 at 5:55 pm
Dean2K8 says:
Because the team is so young and they are controlling things right now, what about a “Lord of the Flies” theme with Roy leading the other youngsters. oh and the Marbury pic s amayzing … Brilliant concept.
Jan.4 at 7:44 pm
WeS says:
Excellence on this one!
Jan.4 at 10:01 pm
TC says:
That intern should be in the picture to spice things up a little…..
Jan.4 at 10:35 pm
Gerard Himself says:
Whatever you draw, Clyde Drexler should be in it.
Jan.5 at 2:01 am
dma says:
return of rip city. man i love portland. i love living here again. this is a TEAM and it’s difficult to draw just one person because it has been all about team effort. you gotta go with the key guys - B-Roy, LaMa, Tlaw, JJack, and Pryz with Oden pumping iron in the background
Jan.5 at 6:16 am
Ken says:
how bout brandon roy and greg oden in wheelchairs with their knees bandaged up. IT LIKE LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE!
Jan.5 at 6:36 am
pete says:
gotta be oden
Jan.5 at 8:32 am
Zion says:
seeing the whole team would be nice
Jan.5 at 4:52 pm
sheedfan says:
Somehow rep. the teamwork vibe Portland has going so strong. I think it’s gotta be more than one player.It’s gonna be tough. Your work is top notch. Keep it up.
Jan.5 at 6:16 pm
Glenn says:
I think it would be cool to see Brandon Roy, compared to all the other young stars in the league. Have like, Wade, Lebron, Carmelo, all up on the radar, but brandon roy flying underneath it, and grabbing W’s on the way.
Jan.5 at 6:25 pm
Shaun says:
I would suggest having Greg Oden in a faded background while the current stars - Brandon Roy and Lamarcus Aldridge winning the Ws.
Jan.6 at 12:24 am
Ansonpanson says:
T-macs knee
Jan.6 at 1:50 am
Karma says:
More or less the idea of the team breaking free of the Jail-blazers term that they’ve been labeled w/ for the last what seems like 10 years..maybe have big zach and kemp still in shackles in the back???
Jan.6 at 2:08 am
Ozrock says:
Prison uniforms thrown to the ground and ROY pumping j’s now the trailblazers are back
Jan.6 at 9:03 am
QQ says:
Roy and Drexler, back to back, old and new. Damn, that will be SO good.
Jan.6 at 4:33 pm
Nad says:
It definetly should be a portrait representing the team spirit they have up in Portland. Maybe have a few of the guys posing with the whole city standing behind them, supporting them?
Jan.6 at 6:27 pm
J.B says:
greg oden and bill walton?
Jan.6 at 11:27 pm
bootlace says:
Wow, this weeks was the best yet nice job! I think next week we gotta have Michael Scoffield in there somewhere to capture that Jail Break thing everyones talking about.
Jan.7 at 4:06 am
Kevin says:
i would’ve liked one that showed the entire mess that is the Knicks now, but tha probably would’ve taken way more time.. this one’s tight still though, and the Roy/Drexler back to back sounds amazing..
Jan.7 at 6:34 am
FLUD says:
That’s great man. The whole squad in explorer’s gear (blazer themed.. like davey crockett in black red and white) literally blazing a trail up through the big tree forests (the west)…
Jan.9 at 3:52 am
Dr. Acula says:
i say you draw Greg Oden
Jan.9 at 8:11 am
hursty says:
Aldridge and Roy with oden and his big old drooping shoulders with ‘the future’ or ‘this is only the beginning’ written in black tattoo style over a sea of flames which includes Coach Nate with his arms crossed.
Jan.11 at 4:06 pm
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[…] Time for NBA Friday, our weekly visit with the Official Illustrator of The Links, Joel Kimmel. Last week Joel drew up a dope Stephon Marbury picture. This week’s team is the Portland Trailblazers, and the drawing is Brandon Roy. […]