NBA commentator and former coach Stan Van Gundy continues to learn new slang words and incorporate them very awkwardly. This time, it was during one of his broadcasting reps.
During the Los Angeles Lakers’ Tuesday night tilt with the in-house rival Los Angeles Clippers, Van Gundy described the playmaking that Lakers superstar LeBron James as “bussin.”
If you are older than 25 and don’t have a TikTok account (points to self), the phrase “bussin” means that something could be delicious, like a dish of food. The phrase has its roots in Black culture as part of African American Vernacular English. Oftentimes, you’ll hear it used to describe something being awesome.
Well, Van Gundy now knows what the word “bussin” means, and he also attempted to use it in a sentence during the Lakers/Clippers game. NBA star Kevin Durant appears to have helped him discover the phrase.
"LeBron's playmaking is bussin'… Kevin Durant has sent me to the Urban Dictionary so that I can get some of these terms right… Dwyane (Wade's) an old man; I'm not sure if he could keep up with the lingo."- Stan Van Gundy pic.twitter.com/FJiFvEcKgK
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 25, 2023
Stan Van Gundy really out here using the word "Bussin'" 😂😂😂pic.twitter.com/bQc534VzNR
— Daily NBA Fantasy (@DailyNBAFantasy) January 25, 2023
Older people learning younger people things is a tried and true way to get a good laugh, and Van Gundy seemed more than obliged to fulfill his duties in that important relationship.
Of course, everyone cringed when Van Gundy used the phrase "bussin."
Nah man. Please teach Stan Van Gundy how to use slang properly. 😂😭
— Dynamics • £ (@theDYNAMICS) January 25, 2023
Stan Van Gundy sounds crazy using the word, “Bussin.” 🤣🤣🤣
— Saul White Jr. (@iamsaulwhitejr) January 25, 2023
Stan Van Gundy went from not knowing what spitting meant to calling LeBron’s playmaking bussin. Growth..?
— Kyle Wood (@Kkylewood) January 25, 2023
KD got Stan Van Gundy saying ‘bussin’ on the broadcast.
— Colb (@___Colb___) January 25, 2023
STAN VAN GUNDY USING THE WORD BUSSIN LMAOOOOOOO
— H U N C H O (@PrizePickHuncho) January 25, 2023
“LeBron’s playmaking is bussin” – Stan Van Gundy, 2023. pic.twitter.com/omvP4hdN6r
— 𝐙 (@zelggin) January 25, 2023
They asking Stan Van Gundy what the definition of “bussin” is, pls make this stop
— 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝘃𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 (@HVTWpodcast) January 25, 2023
They got Stan Van Gundy saying "bussin" on national tv… pic.twitter.com/B4Ye7T2ayS
— The CaruShow 🐐 (@BaldMambaSZN) January 25, 2023
stan van gundy with the quote of the year, “lebrons playmaking is bussin” pic.twitter.com/6vV4Bqlv7s
— Nate (@NateOlivieri) January 25, 2023
Stan Van Gundy said “that pass was bussin” on live tv.
Time to go back to 2022
— YOUNG BUSTELO (@alejan_bro) January 25, 2023
LOL STAN VAN GUNDY using the word Bussin 🤣🤣🤣💀
— Janet (@janet_garcia92) January 25, 2023
did Stan van Gundy just say Lebron’s playmaking was bussing or did I enter the twilight zone again
— PRS // dana 🔜 MOMO’S MID OFF 🇵🇸 (@2xDana_) January 25, 2023
Stan Van Gundy just said “LeBron’s playmaking is bussin”
Shutting my TV off now
— Diego Sandoval (@diegosando15) January 25, 2023
Stan van Gundy using bussin in a sentence is NOT it 😂😂😂
— Eric J Brown (@ManofGod84) January 25, 2023
Why is Stan Van Gundy saying “bussin”😂😂😂😂😂😂
— Russell Bufalino (@MikePharaoh3) January 25, 2023