Revisiting ’90s nostalgia has, for many years, been an easy way to score internet points or drum up some conversation on a bad date. Nothing in common? You can always talk about Legends of the Hidden Temple. “Hey, I also loved that show!”
But, as always, the slow march of time goes on, and for young people now, that nostalgia is absolutely meaningless. Why would anyone under the age of 22 know what Full House is?
At the NBA All-Star weekend in Chicago, ESPN leaned into this, talking with members of the NBA Rising Stars game about the great decade of the ’90s. They do … poorly. It’s infuriating, but then you realize that Tyler Herro and RJ Barrett were both born in the year 2000, and it all makes sense. It’s sad, but it makes sense.
Someone get Herro a copy of Supa Dupa Fly, though. Please.
