The Dallas Mavericks Have Cooper Flagg On A Strict Peanut Butter And Jelly Diet, As He's Dropping 43 Points And Terrorizing The NBA
Ezra Shaw. Getty Images.I don't know if you guys have noticed, but Cooper Flagg is currently averaging 26, 7, and 7 to start his sophomore season in Dallas. Shit, he just scored 43 last night. He's on a fucking heater right now, and he's doing it all while INHALING peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Flagg was caught eating a PB&J on the bench during Friday night's game against the Jazz. He ate another one as the Mavs were blowing out the Nets two days later. These are hefty, homemade sandwiches, too. Ziploc bag and all.
When asked about the obsession with the PB&J's, Flagg said that he's been trying to add on more weight. So the medical/training staff apparently has been hooking him up with peanut butter and jelly nonstop, which isn't a bad setup at all.
He was even supposed to eat one in the postgame press conference last night, but he forgot to bring it to the podium. And his reaction was full of just pure disappointment. Guy dropped a 40-piece and he was still furious at himself because he forgot a fucking sandwich. I love that type of dedication.
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But don't worry, folks. He made sure to let everybody know that he ate the sandwich afterwards, as he took to Instagram to share the PB&J on his way home.
Can you imagine being a Mavs fan right now, by the way? You've got a franchise superstar who's playing like an MVP candidate so far, and he's just a 19-year-old kid slamming PB&J's. You gotta be over the moon just thinking about the next decade-plus in Dallas.
Especially when you consider how much doom and despair there must've been when that moron Nico Harrison traded away Luka. The future of the franchise looked so bleak, and now here they are just two years later with such hope and promise.
I also think it's very ironic how Luka's biggest issue in Dallas was his weight. He was traded away partially because of his inability to stay in shape, and now the organization is force-feeding their next superstar so he can gain a few more pounds. It just couldn't be more opposite. But it's working.
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I can't wait to see how much longer this PB&J thing lasts. Does he get a little wild and throw some banana slices on there? Does he transition into the Uncrustables game?
Only time will tell, I suppose.