Whereas sitting in a collection for Lakers vs. Mavericks on Wednesday, NBA Corridor of Famer Dirk Nowitzki and Bleacher Report journalist Taylor Rooks had been caught poking enjoyable at Grizzlies star Ja Morant.
Morant, who was given a warning and ultimately fined for exhibiting off finger-gun celebrations throughout a string of video games over the previous week, additionally just lately debuted a brand new grenade-throw celebration.
As Nowitzki and Rooks sat collectively, the digicam simply occurred to pan to them on the actual time they had been doing their Morant impressions.
Rooks began the jokes by placing up the finger gun first, producing a chuckle from Nowitzki.
As Rooks took her telephone out to take a selfie, Nowitzki broke out Morant’s newest celebration gaffe, the hand grenade.
Nowitzki even introduced the grenade to his mouth and pulled the pin earlier than posing with the pretend grenade whereas Rooks assist up her left hand within the form of a gun.
Morant has proven off a number of weapon-related celebrations in his profession, getting fined $75,000 at one level however sustaining his defiant perspective by persevering with to do them.
He was not punished for his newest grenade-throw celebration however has in any other case had a number of run-ins with the league, together with being suspended twice for exhibiting off precise weapons on-line.
The celebration being caught on digicam is a weird coincidence as Nowitzki and Rooks had been fairly actually caught within the act throughout a sport with tons of intrigue that includes the Lakers and returning star Luka Doncic.
The Lakers’ 112-97 win got here in entrance of a packed home, with Mavericks followers cheering for his or her former famous person guard and Doncic departing to thunderous applause Wednesday night time.
Rooks wound up posting an image of herself and Nowitzki, though not them celebrating Morant-style.
As an alternative, a extra healthful image of them sitting within the suite with the captain, “Lakers-Mavs with my new teammate!!! NBA on Prime Video coming at ya October 2025.”
