At the beginning of JaVale McGee's basketball career, the seven-footer showed a lot of promise and was considered to be one the league's elite big men at the beginning of the decade. Now, JaVale finds himself playing a more supportive role on the championship-contending Golden State Warriors and an anchorman in the defensive paint for the high-caliber team.
At some points during his career, he's had some pretty noteworthy lows and became a fan/hater-favorite on Shaquille O'Neal's "Shaqtin' A Fool" segment on TNT's Inside The NBA. But with the NBA Playoffs officially underway and the Warriors taking on the Spurs in the first round, McGee was responsible for the team's defensive intensity and even impacted the game one on the offensive side of the ball.
JaVale was able to notch 15 points, four rebounds, and two blocks in the Golden States Warriors 113-92 wire-to-wire win over the San Antonio Spurs all the while wearing a full top set gold grill on the court.
McGee's choice to wear a grill on the professional hardwood was a bold one because if he didn't perform as well as he did, he knew that these jokes were going to come his way from the social media realm. Drop your thoughts on McGee's performance and choice of gold teeth in the comments.
