#NBA #Straya Never Forget! CAM ‘AIR’ BAIRSTOW’S ROOKIE HIGH!
It was the misty days of 7 years ago today that, during a game between his Chicago Bulls & the San Antonio Spurs — back when Tim Duncan still patrolled the paint with fundamental precision & Derrick Rose still patrolled the Chicago backcourt with a body that kind of worked — that Aussie phenom Cam Bairstow had the HIGHEST SCORING GAME of his rookie year! More like Cam B‘AIR’stow, AMIRITE!?
With his flaxen hair reminiscent of mighty Thor himself, the Golden Child of Australian basketball was put in to seal the win, with the Bulls only up 23 (fellow Aussie ledge Patty Mills came out of the game, clearly out of respect for the dunking prowess of Air Bairstow). And what Cammo did next will forever be etched into the annals of NBA Straya lore.
With 2 minutes and 13 seconds remaining, Air Bairstow — no doubt overcome with excitement to be appearing in only his 11th career game — proceeded to instantly foul Cory Joseph. He then missed a wide-open layup and grabbed a defensive rebound…
BUT, following a missed E’Twaun Moore 16-footer, Cam threw himself into the fray with a reckless abandon reminiscent of a young Mal Meninga… and Air Baristow not only scored two points, but HAMMERED an appropriately God-Of-Thunder-esque yak on JaMychal Green & was fouled in the process!
That’s right: it was a bloody 3-POINT PLAY to put the Bulls up 25 with 45 seconds left & seal the win, all from the young man whose stunning looks are about on bloody par with a sunrise over the Daintree.
Big Cam may have the hair of a surfer who packs cones tighter than a Maroubra traffic cop or literally everyone from Adelaide named ‘Steve’, but he bloody well ended with a line of 3 points, 2 rebounds and one foul in ONLY 2 mins and 13 seconds… mate, his Per-36 numbers would make Wilt Chamberlain blush!
Still! 3pts, 2 rebs, 1fl made it the BEST GAME of his rookie year!
Yup, just a rookie season high for Air Bairstow! That’s more cooked than Harold from Neighbours that one time Madge went for a swim in the buff!
#ONYA Cam ‘Air’ Bairstow! 🇦🇺🏀🤙
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