Will Ferrell

The popular actor warmed up with the Warriors before Tuesday's game with the Clippers dressed as his 1970s ABA character, Jackie Moon.

He was hilarious.” “He was great. I was actually surprised, his form, he actually had some good rotation on the ball, and endless energy.

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"You know, he came into our locker room, made the guys laugh and everybody loved, you know, seeing him and hearing from him. He was hilarious and just something different to do." "He was great," Kerr added.

"Semi-Pro" helped Klay get through the dark days and gave the Warriors a much-needed boost Thursday to help snap a five-game losing streak.

It was a move that shows Kerr, for all the heat he takes, knows how to manage a locker room and understands the importance of supporting your players beyond the Xs and Os. "He actually emailed me a while back and I didn't believe it was him," Kerr said. ... I thought it was just going to be a couple minutes and just messing around, but he gave it a full warm-up session, [and] he was out there doing everything. “It was fun, and I'm glad we took advantage of it, but ... we lost like four, five straight, you add that to the mix, get a little distracted, but we fed off the energy," Curry said. "That was some of the most fun I have had on the court this year. It was obvious the presence of Jackie Moon helped take a weight off Thompson and the Warriors.

Will Ferrell dressed as his "Semi-Pro" character while warming up with the Golden State Warriors before their game against the Los Angeles Clippers.

He came into our locker room, made the guys laugh and everybody loved him. I was actually surprised (by) his form,” he said. Star shooter Klay Thompson broke into a huge smile when he saw Ferrell cross the court to greet him. That was some of the most fun I’ve had on the court this year and I’m very appreciative that Will could come out and lighten the mood, especially after the losing streak we had,” he said. “That was so much fun. “I think we fed off the energy.

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The two are a weirdly perfect fit, as Ferrell has been doing barely modified versions of Ferrell for two decades and the Warriors are the oldest souls in basketball from Kerr on down. Say what you will about the bit, but it’s what apparently got Thompson and the Warriors to release the death grip on their own throats after nearly a month of steadfast sub-mediocrity. It also speaks to Kerr’s own M.O. as a coach who much prefers the stick-sized carrot to the stick-sized stick. But if they need a similar boost from here on out to navigate the increasingly tangled thicket that is the Western Conference, Ferrell can’t keep coming out and repeating the old classics, and John C. Reilly seems to have a Lakers thing going. But that’s the Ferrell M.O.: give ’em what they’re used to getting, and play it deadpan as though there’s a cinematographer on site. So Ferrell contacted Steve Kerr, coach/mentor to the middle-aged comedy stars, Kerr arranged for him to attend the game, and more importantly got Ferrell to dress up as Jackie Moon and run warm-up drills with the Wizard-like Warriors.

The Warriors welcomed Will Ferrell, in character as Jackie Moon, to the court before playing the Clippers. Klay Thompson called it a "dream come true."

One could easily say that Ferrell showing up, warming up and addressing the team before the game was a distraction at a time when the Warriors needed to find their focus. Kerr might not be his team’s starting forward while he coaches, like Jackie Moon, but he’s as good as it gets in the areas where it really counts: the things you cannot count. The head coach still needs to synthesize all that information and present it to the players. That’s something the Warriors coach does quite a lot. Could the Jackie Moon moment have backfired, like a Moonshot promotion or a fight with Dewey the bear? “We exchanged a couple of emails and concocted the plan,” Kerr said. That’s especially true when you’re the head coach of a team like the Warriors. Assistant coaches are offensive and defensive coordinators now. Yes, under him the Warriors have boasted incredible players, but that doesn’t guarantee success. The pace of the game looked a bit fast. None of this is to say that being a head coach is an easy job. Here’s another unscientific number for you: 90, maybe 95 percent of being a head coach in the NBA is managing personalities. “When I was doing rehab, and I was having some dark days, I would put that on and it would make me smile.

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"I was surprised by his form," Curry said of Ferrell. "He had some good rotation on the ball and endless energy. Ferrell showed off his range with a deep 3-pointer from nearly half court during the pregame warmups. The energetic pregame performance provided a jolt for the Warriors, who ended a five-game losing streak with the victory. He followed Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry and other Warriors players out of the tunnel for pregame introductions while acting as the character. "That was so much fun," Thompson told reporters. Warriors coach Steve Kerr and Ferrell planned Tuesday's performance through an email correspondence.

Will Ferrell emailed Steve Kerr a while back, and the Warriors coach didn't believe it was really the actor writing.

... Los Angeles was 12 for 45 in the first half, including 4 of 20 on 3s to fall behind 54-36 at the break. "We exchanged a couple of emails and then concocted the plan," he said. the G League Ignite on Sunday at Chase Center. He was hilarious." "He was great. the Clippers. He missed his 28th straight game. Warriors: Curry became the Warriors' all-time steals leader with 1,361. I'm very thankful for that film." I was actually surprised, his form, he actually had some good rotation on the ball, and endless energy. I don't know how." "... I think we fed off the energy.

Will Ferrell warmed up with the Golden State Warriors dressed in his Jackie Moon outfit before they ended a five-game losing run.

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He tried to dive and score, but the Clippers played it well and an errant Kuminga shot seemed destined for the end line, giving possession back to the Clippers. But that’s when Moody swooped in from the deep right corner for an instinctual save. Kuminga had a terrific night in a mostly simplified offensive role, serving as the dive man in the middle of a spread floor. He tried to dive and score, but the Clippers played it well and an errant Kuminga shot seemed destined for the end line, giving possession back to the Clippers. But that’s when Moody swooped in from the deep right corner for an instinctual save. Kuminga had a terrific night in a mostly simplified offensive role, serving as the dive man in the middle of a spread floor.

Will Ferrell surprises the Golden State Warriors by appearing as Semi-Pro character Jackie Moon at the team's recent game against the LA Clippers.

Due to its poor audience reception and lackluster box office performance, a sequel to Semi-Pro will likely never happen, but the character of Jackie Moon evidently still has the power to make people laugh. Although the landscape for comedy movies has drastically changed in years since Semi-Pro was released, Ferrell's latest stunt serves as a reminder as to why the actor is one of the defining comedy legends of this generation. The recent Semi-Pro stunt is also not the first time the actor has made headlines for an appearance at a basketball game, as Ferrell also filmed part of Daddy's Home during a real game, hitting a cheerleader in the face with a basketball as part of the act. In addition to Ferrell, Semi-Pro also stars Woody Harrelson, André 3000, Will Arnett, Andy Richter, Maura Tierney, David Koechner, and Rob Corddry. Semi-Pro marks the second collaboration between Koechner and Ferrell after 2004's Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy. Despite the film's poor reception, Jackie Moon is a character Ferrell enjoys revisiting. Ferrell's appearance evidently had the desired effect, as the Warriors won their game against the Clippers, breaking the losing streak. One player, in particular, Klay Thompson, seemed especially surprised to see Ferrell in costume.

Will Ferrell warmed up with the Golden State Warriors before their game against the Hornets on Tuesday. But who is Jackie Moon?

“He’s one of my favorite characters in all of sports movies, so that’s probably why I broke the record.” However, on closer inspection it appeared to be none other than Will Ferrell. But who is Jackie Moon and where is the character from? Klay Thompson is actually a huge of both Jackie Moon and the film Semi-Pro. Jackie Moon is a fictional character from the 2008 movie Semi-Pro, and is played in the film by Will Ferrell. Prior to the Warriors’ game against the Charlotte Hornets on Tuesday night, Jackie Moon aka Will Ferrell joined the team to warm up. Let’s take a look.

The actor brought his "Semi-Pro" character Jackie Moon back to life to inspire the home team to victory.

“I make those in my sleep,” he said. The comedian guarded Warriors guard Klay Thompson, who once dressed up as Moon for Halloween, while the star practiced his shooting. Thompson, who watched Ferrell’s movie multiple times to keep his spirits up as he rehabbed through two years’ worth of injures, seemed especially moved.

Klay Thompson previously dressed in a Flint Tropics uniform in honor of the 2008 basketball comedy.

Ferrell even played some D on Steph and Klay, the latter of whom definitely could not keep a straight face. Check out some video of the moment below. But fans in the building got their money’s worth, as Ferrell spent the evening shooting free throws in his signature under hand shot (“I am great at free throws.