Rockets GM and former player Shane Battier give some Wicked karaoke
Former Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier and current general manager Daryl Morey perform the musical Wicked at annual “Battioke” fundraiser.
Professional athletes doing karaoke is nothing new, but professional athletes doing karaoke of broadway musicals in costume is a whole other experience.
Every year, former Houston Rockets forward Shane Battier hosts his annual “Battioke” fundraiser, an event meant to help raise funds The Battier Take Charge Foundation. The event is essentially a Karaoke party, where athletes, celebrities, and more perform musical numbers to help Take Charge fund their college scholarship program.
On Thursday night, the annual Battioke event had its fourth annual installment, featuring such luminaries as Roger Clemens. However, it was a performance from the event’s organizer Shane Battier and his former General Manager Daryl Morey that brought the house down, with the pair dressing up in full costume to do a rendition of duet from the broadway hit Wicked.
It was an interesting version to say the least, with many of the lyrics changed to Morey’s good witch trying to get Battier to suit up once again. The best part was a very funny shot at DeAndre Jordan and being held captive at home, including a note that if the Rockets wouldn’t sign him, (Mark) Cuban would.
Once has to wonder if Shane Battier cut his karaoke chops under Mike Krzyzewski while at Duke or whether he had to wait until he played in Pat Riley’s system in Miami, but someone obviously has a talent here that needs to be exposed.
It’s just not broadway ready talent just yet. The pair can likely say good-bye to their modeling careers as well.
(h/t Houston Chronicle)
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