Austin Reaves scored 22 points in the Los Angeles Lakers ‘Game 2 loss in the Western Conference Finals. After the game he came to the podium with his usual unkempt hair and a black Lakers t-shirt. The only real way to describe this look is emo. If you’re looking for something to do on a Friday, read through the quote tweets with all the music-inspired basketball puns.
— 3030 🇩🇴 (@jose3030) May 19, 2023
🎵 i chimed in with a hasn’t lebron ever heard of dunking the goddamn ball 🎵 https://t.co/l4JSMkS6Le
— Brian Floyd (@BrianMFloyd) May 19, 2023
“panic! at the conference finals” https://t.co/D9TWdV1qzQ
— Dan Favale (@danfavale) May 19, 2023
Panic! At the Lakeshow https://t.co/pSdDeJ85yW
— Hugh Tomasello (@HughTomasello) May 19, 2023
Of course, the one that really stands out is Court Cobain, which even came with some inspired graphic design work.
had to put this together lol pic.twitter.com/2GpLpBISNX
— HOMETOWN HEROES (@tomngo422) May 19, 2023
Yeah, a grunge referece, but it’s going to look good on a t-shirt. (Or a small towel.) Reaves is clearly reaching rock star status for the Lakers during the postseason, averaging 16/4/4 while making 43 percent of his threes. Mookie Blaylock would be proud.