Justin Bieber Wore a Massive Suit to the Grammys and Everyone Made the Same NBA Joke: TRAINA THOUGHTS

1. There are certain eras and trends in the history of sports that hold a special place in the hearts of fans.
One of those eras is the early 2000s, when NBA draft prospects would wear suits eight sizes too big to the draft.
Justin Bieber gave off those vibes in a big way (no pun intended) with his outfit from last night’s Grammy Awards.
Justin Bieber and Hailey Bieber kiss at the #Grammys https://t.co/z0L5inAsgi pic.twitter.com/mHupFwzBfN
— Variety (@Variety) April 3, 2022
Twitter couldn’t help but be reminded of those NBA drafts when they saw Bieber’s suit.
Bieber dressed like every lottery pick in the 2003 NBA draft https://t.co/J8y6S4mXX7
— Mike Golic Jr (@mikegolicjr) April 4, 2022
Bieber rolling up to the Grammy’s with the “about to be an NBA lottery pick” fit pic.twitter.com/PexGmyeh71
— Trung Phan (@TrungTPhan) April 4, 2022
Justin Bieber is literally dressed like a 19 year old at the NBA Draft in late 90’s. https://t.co/9bD1EqMxZi
— Steven Boero (@SjBoeroSports) April 4, 2022
Bieber looks like he’s about to go top 5 in the 2004 NBA Draft https://t.co/YNOtM7qN4J
— Jackson (@JackCorcoran_) April 4, 2022
bieber at the grammys lookin like he was drafted to the NBA in 2003 pic.twitter.com/1GXqNXahNz
— RG 📷 (@RyanGreeneDNVR) April 4, 2022
justin bieber giving off big 2003 NBA draft day vibes 😂 #TheGrammys pic.twitter.com/dmvzfglr1a
— Emerson Lotzia, Jr. (@EmersonLotzia) April 4, 2022
Justin Bieber looks like he just got drafted 8th overall in the 2003 NBA Draft… pic.twitter.com/jDguN55ljh
— Matthew Cupido (@Real_MCupido) April 4, 2022
Justin Bieber Ready To Enter The 2001 NBA DRAFT. https://t.co/6lrhhkAzoy pic.twitter.com/73gUqqljnE
— HARD FACTOR (@HardFactorNews) April 4, 2022
Justin Bieber throwing it back to the 2003 NBA Draft 👀 pic.twitter.com/TJ3YPTRRzt
— Kamala’s Wins 📈 (@JimboExotic) April 4, 2022
Bieber: “I want to look like Kirk Hinrich at the 2003 NBA draft.”
— Adam Derengowski (@AdamDerTV) April 4, 2022
His stylist: “I got you.” https://t.co/sPJvGcOLXn
Bieber’s look led to some other sports references as well.
Is it just me or does Bieber look like a photoshopped version of @TomBrady? pic.twitter.com/NQCAAo2Qjf
— Craig Thompson (@craigbthompson1) April 4, 2022
Shout out to Balenciaga for designing a #GRAMMYs suit for Justin Bieber using @SHAQ’s measurements pic.twitter.com/pbTr8HxzD5
— Gentleman's Playbook (@GentsPlaybook) April 4, 2022
Good to see that on #wrestlemania weekend Justin Bieber payed tribute to Andre the Giant by wearing his suit to the #GRAMMYS2022 @justinbieber #AndreTheGiant #JustinBieber #GrammyAwards pic.twitter.com/4CkcPj745t
— Dan Williams Art (@Danwilliamsarts) April 4, 2022
Bieber did change out of the suit for his performance of Peaches.
2. Sure, the Duke–North Carolina game on Saturday was a classic, but the best moment came from CBS analyst Bill Raftery.
Video of Bill Raftey dropping his Will Smith reference. pic.twitter.com/S5o1wdVC5e
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) April 3, 2022
Another highlight that had nothing to do with the game was Charles Barkley gettin down to “YMCA.”
Charles Barkley getting down 😂 pic.twitter.com/y2gOZw7ASI
— 2026 NBA Champs/Pels In Six ™️ (@ShotByLu) April 3, 2022
3. It looks like the final viewership number for Duke–North Carolina will be about 18 million viewers, which is huge for cable. It’s also less than a regular-season 4:25 Sunday NFL game, just for perspective.
North Carolina-Duke Final Four thriller PROJECTS to be 2nd-best NCAA hoops game ever on cable TV
— Austin Karp (@AustinKarp) April 3, 2022
EARLY figure: 16.3 million viewers (again, EARLY). Should see 10% bump Tuesday (out-of-home audience)
Record still 2015: Wisconsin's upset of undefeated Kentucky: 22.6 million (1/3) pic.twitter.com/Q7OT7xJk51
4. Dear Aaron Judge, please get this fan an autograph by whatever means necessary.
5. Darren Rovell takes a lot of s--- on Twitter, but you can’t say he doesn’t put himself out there and work for every retweet, like and comment.
How I woke up this morning…pic.twitter.com/4uml9S3SjG
— Darren Rovell (@darrenrovell) April 4, 2022
6. The latest SI Media Podcast features interviews with Greg Gumbel from CBS Sports and WWE superstar Seth Rollins.
Gumbel had some very interesting things to say about the massive increase in broadcaster salaries. He also talked about being in sports broadcasting for 50 years and working with some great characters, including Bill Walton, Terry Bradshaw and Charles Barkley.
You can listen to the podcast below or download it on Apple, Spotify and Google.
You can also watch the SI Media Podcast on YouTube.
7. RANDOM VIDEO OF THE DAY: Estelle Harris, the actor who played George Costanza’s mother on Seinfeld, died over the weekend. We remember her finest moment on the show.
Be sure to catch up on past editions of Traina Thoughts and check out the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast hosted by Jimmy Traina on Apple, Spotify or Google. You can also follow Jimmy on Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.

Jimmy Traina is a staff writer and podcast host for Sports Illustrated. A 20-year veteran in the industry, he’s been covering the sports media landscape for seven years and writes a daily column, Traina Thoughts. Traina has hosted the Sports Illustrated Media Podcast since 2018, a show known for interviews with some of the most important and powerful people in sports media. He also was the creator and writer of SI’s Hot Clicks feature from 2007 to '13.