LA Dodgers Manager Dave Roberts Jokes About Blacking Out While Dancing to Ice Cube at World Series Parade
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts is a massive Ice Cube fan, and he brought out the dance moves for the West Coast icon’s performance at the World Series parade celebration last week.
Roberts joined Dodgers superstar Mookie Betts’ On Base podcast earlier this week where he joked with his manager about being a backup dancer on Cube’s next tour after performing alongside him at the Dodger Stadium party following the team’s World Series victory.
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“I think I blacked out. That was my ass dropping right there,” Roberts said. “I would love to go on tour with Ice Cube. I’m telling you Mookie, this took me back to 1988 when I had a red Nissan Sentra and I had my two 10s in a wood box.”
He continued: “That’s what you did back in the day. You used to get a box made and you used to put your woofers in the trunk and your license plate would be beat up… I would listen to N.W.A. and Ice Cube all day long so that kinda took me back.”
Roberts, Betts and the Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees in five games to capture the 2024 World Series. It’s L.A.’s first title since 2020, but the franchise’s first parade through the City of Angels since 1988 due to 2020’s COVID-19 pandemic restrictions.
Cube, who is a lifelong Dodger fan, hyped up the L.A. faithful before game two where he performed “It Was A Good Day” and “Bow Down.”
The West Coast legend proved to be a good luck charm as the team went up 2-0 over the Yankees. NYY countered with Fat Joe, which didn’t provide the same winning luck for the Evil Empire. Dodgers outfielder Kike Hernandez clowned Joey Crack’s performance while speaking at the parade.
“Then we go to New York, and this guy, he used to be fat and he isn’t fat anymore. His name is Joe. He came out and sang, and we didn’t need to play anymore because after that performance we had already won,” he said.
Watch Roberts talk about Ice Cube below.
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