Why James Michael McAdoo did naked streak on Warriors' plane after title

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Holy wow, you are about to laugh.

You remember James Michael McAdoo, right?

The forward appeared in 108 games with the Warriors over three seasons from 2015 to 2017, plus 26 playoff games (and won a G League title with the Santa Cruz Warriors in '15).

Well, ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz included an incredible story in a recent feature on Andre Iguodala.

Enjoy:

With the media, he (Iguodala) is both thoughtful and adversarial; and with teammates, someone who both offers meaningful counsel but thrills in pressing buttons.

One such teammate was undrafted rookie James Michael McAdoo, a member of the Warriors' first title team in 2015 who didn't want to spend his minimum salary on a new car. Iguodala admired the rookie for his frugality but also felt empathy seeing him dropped off each day at the Warriors' practice facility by his girlfriend.

Soon after the confetti fell in Cleveland, the Warriors chartered a plane for Las Vegas to celebrate. Iguodala offered McAdoo his souped-up Jeep Wrangler if he'd strip naked and streak up and down the aisle of the plane.

McAdoo accepted the dare, and thrilled in driving his new vehicle to the facility each of his next two seasons with the Warriors.

Asked about the episode, Iguodala says with a Cheshire grin, "There may or may not be video in my phone."

Oh. My. Goodness.

Somebody, anybody ... get that video!

[RELATED: Steph, Ja exchange DMs after social media beef over Iguodala]

In case you're curious -- McAdoo currently is playing professionally in Serbia.

Now, back to focusing on the NBA trade deadline.

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