Jimmy Kimmel and Usher Serenade the NBA's 'Benchwarmers' (VIDEO)
by Mike Moody, posted Jun 10th 2011 3:30AM
With the NBA Finals in full swing, the unlikely duo of Jimmy Kimmel and Usher teamed up on the fifth 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night' special (Weeknights, 8PM ET on ABC) to sing the praises of the guys who often get overlooked in these buzz and b-ball-filled days: The benchwarmers.In a smooth and sultry ode to the players who "stand up and sit back down again," Kimmel and Usher sang a simple truth about today's lauded NBA superstars: "They can never be the best without the guys on the bottom."
This parody wasn't exactly on the level of, say, 'I'm F****** Matt Damon,' but Kimmel's bended-knee, R. Kelly-eque outburst ('I Believe I Can Fly' never sounded so ... desperate) and Usher's oh-so-earnest slow-jam crooning make this one worthy of at least a few repeat spins.
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