Good grief, the Dallas Mavericks have been hit hard by COVID-19 in recent days. Tim Hardaway, Jr. became the fourth player to enter protocols over the last few days, and that meant the team needed to fill out their roster in the interim.
They announced Tuesday that they would be signing free agent Marquese Chriss to a 10-day contract under the COVID-related hardship allowance.
We have signed forward Marquese Chriss to a 10-day contract under the COVID-related hardship allowance.
Chriss will wear #32. pic.twitter.com/kiiEbOh3j1
— Dallas Mavericks (@dallasmavs) December 21, 2021
And it sounds like they’ll be making another announcement soon with the news that they’re also signing Charlie Brown. Wait, what?
The Mavericks are signing guard Charlie Brown of NBA G League Delaware to a 10-day hardship deal, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) December 21, 2021
We get that it’s Christmastime and that’s very on theme, but everyone knows that Charlie Brown played football (poorly).
But no, this Charlie Brown is Charlie Brown, Jr., who was playing guard for the Delaware Blue Coats as of Monday. The 24-year-old out of St. Joseph’s has appeared in 13 games this season for Delaware, garnering 12.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists per game.
Brown has appeared in the NBA before, starting his NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks. He also signed a 10-day contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder last season before returning to the G League.
Given his name, the time of year, and the fact that Twitter is going to do what Twitter does, there were some very obvious jokes and references on social media regarding the move by the Mavericks.
Since everyone is having fun with this, when Mavs GM Nico Harrison called Charlie Brown's agent, the agent said, "wah-wah, wah-wah-wah-wah, wah-wah, wah-wah-wah" and the deal was done. https://t.co/LcBMGMbGuJ
— Jeff Zillgitt (@JeffZillgitt) December 21, 2021
The NBA is down so bad they’re hiring fictional characters to play the games. https://t.co/1JMi9oT6i3
— Raptors Report (@RapsReport) December 21, 2021
Perfect timing. https://t.co/EdmaVCzTzp pic.twitter.com/vgXDTGin1u
— Taco Trey Kerby (@treykerby) December 21, 2021
yikes https://t.co/inFdWvJG8A pic.twitter.com/36aMySrzrf
— sean yoo (@SeanYoo) December 21, 2021
PEOPLE FORGET CHARLIE BROWN WAS A BUCKET https://t.co/WZW5Om9jju pic.twitter.com/mB6Y4njvVE
— Whistle (@WhistleSports) December 21, 2021
https://twitter.com/DaveDuFourNBA/status/1473412005281382407
Keep the jokes coming. With all the players going into the protocol, the potential of games being postponed, and the ongoing impact of Omicron, we’re gonna need them.
[Shams]
