What pun is LeVar Burton trying to make?

Search: Kunta Klaw-tay, Kunta

Why: On Twitter, he wrote:

Had surgery today to repair nerves & tendons in my finger. For Halloween maybe I'll be Kunta Klaw-tay...! http://twitpic.com/n88t4

Answer: Kunta Kinte, the character he played in Roots! Which I have never seen! Maybe I should!

Source: Wikipedia

The More You Know: In case you're curious about why I was looking at LeVar Burton's Twitter account, it is because it is the only one shitmydadsays is following.