It's Friday, which means another This Week in the NBA!
We're running down the best jokes, memes and moments that the league produced. As usual, there was plenty of material to work with.
Here are this week's best moments from NBA Twitter and more.
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The best moments in the NBA this week
The Pacers trade for Pascal Siakam
The big news of the week was, of course, the Pascal Siakam trade to Indiana. There were plenty of reactions (including my trade grades), but this one took the cake:
Well you certainly sent one of them to Indy https://t.co/ZvImRoPB3i
— chase★ (@ChaseHoops_) January 18, 2024
A dog pees on the Suns court
The Suns hosted a puppy race on Tuesday, and a dog named Barkley ended up being the star of the show.
brief delay here in phoenix. pic.twitter.com/mdgYlvsvLv
— Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) January 17, 2024
Barkley may have peed on the court, but at least it wasn't as bad as when a dog pooped on the Bucks logo six years ago.
The Suns have had some noteworthy fans in the last month. Barkley adds to the trio of Emma Stone and the guy who solved a Rubik's cube in 10 seconds.
The Phoenix Suns big 3 pic.twitter.com/VvTbcPYeb4
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) January 17, 2024
Somebody check on Pistons fans
The Pistons keep on losing at a prodigious rate, and it's doing some weird stuff to their fan base. Pistons Reddit is coming up with some wild ideas to save the team.
It's not a great plan, but it might have more of a chance of working out than trading for Mike Muscala and Danilo Gallinari.
Send out the National Guard for Joel Embiid
Embiid is having a great season, but the flopping is getting out of control.
Joel Embiid needs to be stopped man 😭 pic.twitter.com/kTmLrKFLKU
— BrickMuse (@BrickMuse) January 16, 2024
Embiid has to stop falling so much. If he ever does get hurt, Philadelphia sports fans might not be able to handle it.
— Veronica Lloyd (@Disko_InVERNo) January 16, 2024
Never change, NBA Twitter
The thing I love about NBA Twitter is how it leans into being weird. You better believe that as soon as I saw this tweet, it was getting included in this column:
Trae Young and Luka Doncic if they switched hairdos https://t.co/4At3qsPset pic.twitter.com/TQafA1lxq4
— Vengeance Wood 🪵 💜💛 (@Vengeancewood) January 16, 2024
You can watch these two face off during the NBA's Rivalry Week next week on TNT. Try to watch without thinking of those haunting images.
Russell Westbrook loves watching someone else Westbrick
Westbrook does not take kindly to hecklers. He got into it with a fan before the Clippers faced off against the Timberwolves.
Even he couldn't help himself, though, while watching Rudy Gobert brick a pair at the line.
Russ asking my bro and I to give him play by play after Rudy missed his first free throw. LMFAOOOO. We love Brodie over here @russwest44 pic.twitter.com/CGrYvxeV7V
— Hibz (@Hibzx) January 15, 2024
It's good to see Westbrook having some fun out there.
Mike Brown pulls out the receipts
Brown was heated after getting ejected from the Kings game on Sunday. He had to be held back from the referees by Malik Monk. With almost a full quarter to stew about the officiating, Brown prepared notes for his postgame press conference.
Mike Brown lights into the refereeing tonight in the Kings loss in Milwaukee. Brings out a laptop in his press conference to show film of the non-foul and foul that has him ticked off. Here is the five minute soundbite. pic.twitter.com/Q8InpkFh8B
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) January 15, 2024
He was fined $50,000 for bringing out the props to the group presentation, which he said would force him to cancel his All-Star break vacation plans at The Ritz-Carlton in Lake Tahoe.
GG Jackson meets Shaq
Here's your heartwarming clip of the week.
Second-round pick GG Jackson was thrust into the Grizzlies' rotation for their game on TNT due to injuries ravaging their roster. He responded with a career-high 23 points in a win over the Warriors, earning him a postgame interview with one of his idols.
GG jackson (youngest player in the NBA) gets the TNT interview after grizz W against the warriors and his reaction to hearing shaq address him is everything 🥹🥹🥹 pic.twitter.com/1I3l6bzzhI
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) January 16, 2024
It's been a rough season for the Grizzlies. It was great to see them get a nice moment.
The crazy stat of the week
It can be tough to put into context how long LeBron James has been around. This is a mind-blowing way of showing what 21 seasons in the league looks like:
This might be the craziest stat I’ve seen lol pic.twitter.com/Rxq1WifgkH
— kingtisemedia (@kingtisemedia) January 18, 2024
He's played against multiple father-and-son combinations at this point. Don't take these last few seasons of brilliance for granted.
