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Lakers Austin Reaves had a fantastic game 2 vs the Nuggets in the Western Conference Finals, but unfortunately, he ended up becoming a meme.
On Thursday night, Reaves scored 22 points and had 5 assists in a losing effort against the Nuggets.
AUSTIN REAVES TONIGHT
⭐️ 36 minutes
⭐️ 22 points
⭐️ 5 assists
⭐️ 3 rebounds
⭐️ 8/16 FG
⭐️ 5/9 3PT
⭐️ +13 +/- pic.twitter.com/HBSuHYH5Sc— Lakers Lead (@LakersLead) May 19, 2023
After the game, Reaves spoke to the media, and this photo of him instantly went viral.
— 3030 (@jose3030) May 19, 2023
Fans immediately joked that Reaves looked like a frontman for every rock band in the past 20 years.
Amazing he can play basketball and be a guitarist for Fall Out Boy at the same time https://t.co/MMGUS8nUWc
— Super Bowl 52 MVP (@vj_v_) May 19, 2023
NBA Twitter then began using puns of their favorite bands to mock Reaves.
Ballout Boy https://t.co/rpbn1EtvX1
— Browns are Normal And Good (@ericj_d) May 19, 2023
Good Charlotte Hornets https://t.co/UvSFI23Au3
— Black Kevin Arnold (@bnease) May 19, 2023
3 Scores Down https://t.co/bLxCmLLt2Z
— Kofie.bsky.social (@Kofie) May 19, 2023
Panic! At The Crypto https://t.co/mANRjsUVXq
— David Naylor (@ProfCedar) May 19, 2023
reporter: “austin, what do you need to work on for game 3?”
austin reaves: “all the small things” pic.twitter.com/4V1TfrRdbg
— mike taddow (@MikeTaddow) May 19, 2023
🎶 I chimed in with a haven’t you people ever heard of
GRABBING A GOD DAMN BOARD 🎶 https://t.co/Tsx7ypU1Mj
— (redacted) (@squish41) May 19, 2023
https://twitter.com/JustEsBaraheni/status/1659424187633610756\
Imagine Drag Screens https://t.co/hfw5ZkDKb6
— Anthony F. Irwin (@AnthonyIrwinLA) May 19, 2023
Venice Boulevard of Broken Dreams https://t.co/XlFfc0pfB2
— Jasmine (@JasmineLWatkins) May 19, 2023
McDonald's All-American Rejects https://t.co/e5hc4iO4py
— What is football (@SirAutobee) May 19, 2023