Slideshow: Every NBA team's most awkward photo from Media Day
Hollis Thompson will have none of your social media integration. (Getty Images)
C.J. McCollum will not look into your camera, no matter how close up you get. (AP)
Michael Beasley: “Do I really have to read this?” (AP)
Just Benny the Bull rubbing Rajon Rondo’s head while he holds a giant cheeseburger. (@RajonRondo on Twitter)
LeBron James does not find miniature trophies all that funny. (AP)
“Please, please, please let us make the roster!” (Getty Images)
Doc Rivers: “I have been coaching my son for two years now. Do we really have to do this?” (Getty Images)
“Hey, Zach Randolph, can you stand next to these elevators and pretend to be a statue? Thanks.” (AP)
“Excuse me, Mike Budenholzer, would you mind looking more like Professor Moriarty from ‘A Game of Shadows’? Perfect.” (Getty Images)
Hassan Whiteside: “Does this caution tape mean I’m injury-prone? OK, just checking.” (AP)
The coaching staff learns how to wave to people. (AP)
Joe Ingles just needs a dunce cap. (AP)
Are we sure Rudy Gay isn’t an NBA 2K character come to life? (AP)
“Guys, I said to look menacing, not bored.” (Getty Images)
Thomas Robinson isn’t quite sure why he’s here, either. (AP)
Of course Serge Ibaka is kissing a flamingo. (AP)
What has two thumbs and wishes he was still on the Warriors? Andrew Bogut. (Getty Images)
Seriously, who’s in this photo? (@danisraeli on Twitter)
Wilson Chandler gets caught watching the paint dry. (@nuggets on Twitter)
Guess Rodney got Stuckey doing this photo with Boomer the Panther. (AP)
Not sure what Solomon Hill is doing, but thankfully Lance Stephenson is there to capture it. (AP)
Stan Van Gundy just wants this to be over. (AP)
Cory Joseph: “Trust me, I’ll be outta here as fast as I can.” (AP)
James Harden meets the next coach he’ll try to get fired. (Getty Images)
“Can you show us how much you love basketball, Kawhi? … OK, too much.” (AP)
P.J. Tucker: “I will answer your questions, but that doesn’t mean I have to like them.” (@FOXSPORTSAZ on Twitter)
“So, which one of you will replace Kevin Durant?” (Getty Images)
Tom Thibodeau crawls out of his film room for a few seconds. (Getty Images)
“You’re sure you don’t want to just run to the bathroom, Kevin?” (AP)
“On a sale of 1-10, how excited are you about this season, John Wall?” (AP)
The NBA’s Media Days are full of cliches (hey, that rhymes!). Every team has at least one guy who gave up fast food, added a wrinkle to his game, showed up in the best shape of his life and/or worked on his defense, and collectively all 30 teams are looking forward to taking the season one day at a time.
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You do not learn much from Media Day, save for maybe the fact Avery Bradley penned a letter to Kevin Garnett upon his retirement, but the exercise is good for one thing — awkward photos. So, please enjoy this slideshow of every team’s most awkward picture (or at least those that didn’t get deleted).
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Ben Rohrbach is a contributor for Ball Don’t Lie and Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at rohrbach_ben@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @brohrbach
