The CRAZY Origin Story Behind Marques Johnson's 'White Men Can't Jump' Character, Raymond

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Published 2023-01-09
The character was based on Reggie Harding. Harding was selected by the Detroit Pistons as the first player drafted into the National Basketball Association (NBA) without having played in college. However, he battled addiction to heroin his whole career.

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All Comments (21)
  • Reggie make Rodman and artest seem like church boys 😂😂
  • @bigsaleem
    "... and you can prolly relate to this..." The Marques Johnson shade is so amazingly subtle... 🤣🤣🤣🤣
  • @AkFlav
    “Nah nah, this ain’t Raymond”. One of my fav parts of the movie as a kid lol
  • @DadamnDeal
    This dude was a legend😂😂gave Wilt 30 and 20 while pimping. This dude was a walking Air Force one and not the white pair😂😂.
  • @jonrite813
    "All I know is I better get on the court the 2nd half" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
  • @Riles3152
    I've read up on Reggie Harding's life. Dude was Ron Artest, Latrell Sprewell and Vernon Maxwell rolled into one.
  • @trivone
    He said, “Gil, you can relate to this…” 😂😂
  • This is like a Charlie Murphy's e true Hollywood story. Reggie was crazy.
  • @byltraining
    I’m from Detroit and Reggie is still regarded as one of the 5 best high school players to come out of Detroit.
  • @PPCSI133
    “Going to my car, get my other gun….shoot everybody asses”lmaoooooo
  • @Cee_Armel1
    Marques Johnson has always been one of my favorite OGs to learn about. These stories are golden!
  • His voice in the movie when he says Nah Nah this ain't Raymond is etched into my memory from the first time I seen the movie😂😂😂😂💪🏿
  • @CeazeDaGod
    Never knew that character was based off a real person I have to look him up
  • Out of all people, for Gilbert to be the one to say that the era sounds “EXCITING” is freakin HILARIOUS!! Wtf? Lol 😆
  • As a 16-17 year old in Indianaoplis and a Pacer fan Reggie Harding was an anti hero! I believe he had several women he considered his mother. That is a true story!!! He was the first player to be drafted without going to college! He may not have graduated from high school and they made him wait 3 or 4 years before they let him play. Tweedy Bird was the point guard from Kokomo…Jimmy something! I guess the NBA doesn’t want to acknowledge what they consider unsavory.
  • “Shot him twice in the head, he was dead” Gil: that era sounds fun 🤨
  • Johnson should do a outside the lines type show on players from past & present...Some people have the gift of story telling