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Artist Cleverly Merges Classic Joke With Tim Hardaway's Signature Move

Shandel Richardson

Nov 3, 2021; San Francisco, California, USA; Former Golden State Warriors player Tim Hardaway smiles before the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images
Nov 3, 2021; San Francisco, California, USA; Former Golden State Warriors player Tim Hardaway smiles before the game against the Charlotte Hornets at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images / Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images
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It is one of the most popular and oldest jokes in history.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Apparently, to display the legendary move used by NBA legend Tim Hardaway.

An artist who goes by the username @beetlemoses on X cleverly found a way to merge the iconic joke with one of the best moves in NBA history. Although it's been used throughout the league, Hardaway was the first to make the crossover his signature move during the last 1980s.


It's called the crossover, so the illustration solves the everlasting riddle. The chicken crossed over the road.

Well done, @beetlemoses!

Hardaway used the move to help him earn a spot in the Hall of Fame. He was one of the most feared offensive players during his time with the Golden State Warriors and Miami Heat. No defender was safe from the "Killer Crossover."

BARKLEY TAKES AIM AT LEBRON, LAKERS

TNT's Charles Barkley appeared to take a shot at LeBron James during a segment of Inside The NBA.

Barkley said the Lakers are quick to blame their struggles on other while seemingly giving James a free pass.


"You know why I hate the Lakers," Barkley said. "Why I hate the Lakers, it's always somebody else's fault."


The Lakers are in the midst of another middle-of-the-pack season. At 20-16, they are the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference. Barkley said the blame is always thrown at James' teammates and coaches. They fired coaches Frank Vogel and Darvin Ham while getting rid of players like Russell Westbrook and DeAngelo Russell.

The constant is James.

"Remember three years ago, it was Russell Westbrook," Barkley said. "Then it was Frank Vogel's fault. Then it was DeAngelo Russell's fault. Then it was Darvin Harm's fault. It's always somebody else's fault."

Shandel Richardson is the publisher of Back In The Day Hoops On SI. He can be reached at shandelrich@gmail.com

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SHANDEL RICHARDSON

Shandel has covered the NBA since 2010, with previous stops at The Athletic and South Florida Sun-Sentinel.  He has covered six NBA Finals, one Super Bowl, the NCAA basketball tournament. He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in South Florida since 2003, including the Miami Dolphins and Miami Marlins. He can also be read in the Sportsbook Review for gambling coverage from around the NBA. A native of Bloomington, Illinois, Shandel attended Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. He's also worked for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and Kansas City Star.  TWITTER: @ShandelRich EMAIL: shandelrich@gmail.com