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Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant had a hilarious response to Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs mimicking a classic pregame KD warm-up during his touchdown celebration on Saturday night.
After the Commanders upset Gibbs and the Lions 45-31 to reach the NFC Championship Game, Durant clapped back at Gibbs:
Gibbs’ dance came after he scored a touchdown in the first quarter of the Commanders’ playoff game on the road against the Detroit Lions.
The dance in question came just before the Warriors ran out of the tunnel during Game 5 of the 2017 NBA Finals. Perhaps it was good luck, as the Warriors won that game against the Cleveland Cavaliers to secure the NBA Finals title. Durant posted 39 points, six rebounds and five assists in the victory and grabbed the Finals MVP for the Warriors.
Durant, a native of Seat Pleasant, Maryland, has long been vocal in his support of the Washington Commanders. Ahead of the Suns’ 125-121 victory over the Detroit Pistons, Durant arrived at the arena wearing a jersey of current Commanders running back Brian Robinson Jr.
Robinson entered Saturdays game with 799 yards on the season with eight touchdowns on 187 carries. The former third-round pick in the 2022 NFL Draft has had a standout year with the Commanders, catching the attention of NBA veteran Durant in the process.
Ahead of Saturday’s matchup, Durant predicted a 24-21 Commanders win.
“I got high expectations for us to go out there and play a great brand of Commander football,” Durant told reporters on Thursday. “That’s a good thing to say: we got an identity. I feel like we got an identity as a football team. We didn’t have that for a long time. I’m excited, it’s going to be a fun game. … Rooting for the guys to get it done.”
If the Commanders win, it will be their first divisional playoff victory since 1991, when they went on to win the Super Bowl against the Buffalo Bills. Durant was just two years old at the time.
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