In the age of social media, it’s an annual tradition for the Super Bowl Halftime Show to become an instant trending topic. Whether everyone’s marveling at surprise reunions and show-stopping dance numbers or dunking on bizarre moments with a wave of memes, it’s an undeniable highlight of the night. During Usher’s performance at Super Bowl LVIII, his renditions of “My Boo” with Alicia Keys and “Yeah!” with Lil Jon and Ludacris, not to mention the marching band backing him up on “Love in This Club,” were certainly the talk of X, formerly known as Twitter. But plenty of commenters were distracted by the gloves.
“They told Usher he had to incorporate one aspect of NFL in his outfit, so he chose OJ Simpson’s gloves,” @SulloReport joked, referring to the infamous moment from Simpson’s murder trial. User @jaredrusso tied a comment on Usher’s accessorizing with the disappointing state of the game itself, writing, “Usher, keep those gloves on, grab some pads and catch some lobs from Mahomes out there.” Meanwhile, @PaulKPIX asked, “Why is Usher wearing Chef Boyardee/Hamburger Helper gloves?” Other X posters dropped memes comparing the Usher’s glove situation to those of Thanos and Mickey Mouse.
