Shortly after Prince’s death, thousands of people retweeted a picture purported to be from the infamous 1985 pick-up basketball game pitting Prince and the Revolution against Eddie Murphy, brother Charlie and friends. The photo was doctored, as Charlie Murphy eventually confirmed.
But the one above, shared today on Instagram by actor Samuel L. Jackson, is real. A decade after this moment, Prince would publicly verify the details of a story canonized on Comedy Central’s Chappelle’s Show, clarifying that although pancakes were indeed served after the game, he did not cook them.
The Jackson-Prince courtside screen grab is from a Christmas Day 2004 match between the Lakers and Miami.
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