Shane Battier and Daryl Morey Perform NBA Version of Duet from 'Wicked'
On Thursday, retired NBA forward Shane and Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey performed a duet of “Defying Gravity” from the Broadway musical Wicked.
It went pretty hard.
Morey was dressed as the Good Witch of the South, the Wicked Witch of the West.
Throughout the number, they took lighthearted jabs at Jordan, , Chandler Parsons, Pat Riley, Mark Cuban and other NBA personalities.
This wasn’t some random performance. hosts an annual charity fundraising event called “Battioke.” LeBron James and Wade made an appearance two years ago, and they brought the house down, too.
Both and Morey took to Twitter after their song:
"@ShaneBattier for the kids! you put on one hell of a show and are helping so many
— Daryl Morey (@dmorey) September 18, 2015"
Rockets forward got a kick out of it as well:
[Twitter, h/t CBS and the Houston Chronicle]
