Aaron Cohen
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Aaron Cohen uses two strong sports references here.
"Girls backin down on D like...Gary Payton"
"Trying to get play from these twins like my name was Kirby Puckett
Wave a finger at you haters like Mutombo on the Nuggets"
Let's start with the first one.
The sexual reference not withstanding, it depends on what he means by "backing down" and "D".
Hall of Famer Gary Payton was one of the fiercest competitors in NBA history. He "backed down" to no one. Ask Mike.
A nine time defensive player of the year and the only point guard ever named Defensive Player of the year, The Glove would get into defensive position and lock down opposing players.
Additionally he was a skilled post player despite being a guard. He would often back down smaller and weaker guards into the post and score.
The Kirby Puckett/Twins part of the line was just, okay. Kirby did play for the Minnesota Twins. The Mutombo line is more nuanced however. Dikembe waved his finger at many 'haters" (offensive players) over his 18 year career. He is on record saying that he started in his last year as a Denver Nugget in 1996. Just three years later, while playing as a member of the Atlanta Hawks, the NBA banned him from wagging his finger at people as it was considered taunting. Deek continued to wag his finger after blocked shots, but this time he could only do so towards fans. This is why the who, and when in Mr Cohen's line are so important. Had he named any other of Dikembe's four NBA teams it would have been off. Unless of of course he said 'wag finger at fans' or something other than the opposition.
I love a good sports metaphor.
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