The Fresh Prince made his way into the 2023 NHL Draft…kind of.
San Jose Sharks fourth-overall draft pick Will Smith honored his namesake by playing the theme song for the beloved sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air as he walked out during his selection.
As he talked with ESPN’s Emily Kaplan after the pick, the reporter got Smith to actually try his hand at singing along to the theme song’s opening stanzas.
Being a good sport, Smith jumped in and did a pretty fun (if definitely stilted) little rendition of the tune.
Y’know, for a draft that might not see a lot of these players get NHL minutes for the next few years, this is a good way to keep things entertaining.
Will Smith used the Fresh Prince theme to walk to the stage, sings the song pic.twitter.com/JGqJoYrNmL
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) June 28, 2023
We’re sure that once Smith gets called up to the NHL in San Jose, he’ll have plenty of opportunities to hear the Fresh Prince theme song.
Maybe that’ll be the song that plays when he scores a goal?