10 Reasons Why Space Jam 2 Would Be The Greatest Thing Ever

A few weeks ago, LeBron James caused a minor stir on social media when he expressed interest in starring in a sequel to Space Jam, the 1996 feature film starring Michael Jordan and the Looney Tunes crew. With James fresh off an NBA Championship season and a successful gold medal run in the Olympics, the timing could not be better for the newly crowned (and not just marketing speak) king of basketball. The “news” made waves on sports blogs and probably provided Skip Bayless and Stephen A. Smith with a bullet point to talk yell about on one of their many talk shows on ESPN, but nothing ever came of it. It has been a little over two weeks since James sent out that tweet and nobody has said anything about the project since; and what seems like an excuse to print money has been lost to the ether.
Maybe it is just a pipe dream that will never come to pass – just like my hopes for a real sequel to Friday with Chris Tucker or a Nike Air Penny I white/royal blue retro release (hi, Gentrey Humphrey) – but with 90s nostalgia running at an all-time high, particularly in regards to basketball culture, if LeBron ever decided to do Space Jam 2, it would be a milestone event. For years, people have been clamoring (except for irrationally myopic fans who can’t let go of the past) for a superstar on the level of Michael Jordan or Tiger Woods to transcend their sport and become a – well, what do you know – global icon. Starring in a straight-to-DVD banger is one thing, but having your name shine at the ArcLight is something else. Never before has LeBron been better equipped to sit on the throne; all he has to do is stand in front of a green screen for a few weeks and act with cartoon characters.
And besides, we all know LeBron is already an infinitely better actor than Shaquille O’Neal. Wait, what?
Besides what Space Jam 2 could do for LeBron James and his “brand,” here are a few more reasons why a sequel to the greatest animated mixed with live-action basketball movie ever made would be awesome. The basic premise of the movie remains the same; there will be a new set of Monstars trying to steal Bugs Bunny and crew, but since they can’t go to Michael Jordan (lockout joke), they need a new hero to save the day