The Official Car of the NBA? Get Real

You're probably going to think I've been living under a rock, but I just heard today that the Kia Optima is the official car of the NBA.

Yes. The Kia Optima.

 

 

Now I'm sure the Kia Optima is a wonderful car with a great personality. It probably has a heart of gold, and would give you the shirt (or tire) off its back if you needed it.

 

But come on. When you think "NBA," is the Kia Optima the car that springs immediately to mind? I mean, shouldn't the official car of the NBA be one that the majority of its players can actually fit into?

 

Seems to me the official car of the NBA should reflect the players a bit more. Maybe something big, like the Titan dump truck:

 

 

 

Or, since all the players are well-known for their fiscal responsibility, maybe a car that reflects their understated tastes and refined sensibilities, like a blinged-out Mercedes:

 

 

 

No, wait! I've got it! Since every possession in the NBA features more traveling than an Apollo moon rocket (traveling which is NEVER called, by the way), the official car of the NBA should be the Smart fortwo, which gets 122 miles to the gallon. Now THAT's traveling.

 

 

 

So when you see the Smart car as the official car of the NBA next year, remember -- you read it here first.

 

(c) 2012 John Puckett