Welcome to the Space Jam… Again

Luis Diaz/ Contributing Writer

“Welcome to the Space Jam!” That song is probably mostly recognized by the sound of children’s feet sprinting towards a television following those first lyrics. A movie that saw one of the greatest performances by one of the greatest of all time, Space Jam showcased the world famous Bugs Bunny alongside some basketball player by the name of Michael Jordan. Space Jam is one of those films that every 90’s kid brags to their little brother and sister about. But after a new partnership was created, today’s elementary school kids now have something to look forward to.

With young basketball fans looking at Lebron James the way their parents saw Michael Jordan, these parents started running out of things to separate the two. Lebron got his MVP awards, his NBA Championship rings, but with all that the parents still clung onto Space Jam as the one feat Lebron could never achieve. Seriously, what mortal man could even fathom stretching their arm the length of a basketball court to beat the “Monstars” on a game winning dunk?

Although there are no scripts and no official announcements that a Space Jam 2 is in the works, it doesn’t take a Sherlock Holmes to realize what Warner Bros.’ has planned. On Wednesday July 22nd, Lebron James and his entertainment company SpringHill Entertainment partnered up with Warner Bros., the company that created the Looney Toons and the original Space Jam. And yes it could be just another partnership like SpringHill Entertainment made with Disney XD and Starz but there was another piece of evidence that rang loud and clear in the hearts of all of the 90’s kids around the world. On that same day, Warner Bros. renewed their trademark of the phrase “Space Jam.” The entertainment company renewed their rights as being the sole beneficiary of putting those words on lunchboxes, book bags, and maybe even movie posters.

While all of this still remains speculation, and maybe Warner Bros. and Lebron James could just be getting our hopes up, the idea of this being a possibility, which it is, should bring excitement and some anxiety in the homes of every fan of the first film. And just a reminder to all of those still debating to which basketball player is better and which movie will be better, nothing beats the original.