It doesn’t take much to become a meme these days, but Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse gave the internet a real gift during the NBA playoffs. A truly universal reaction.
During Game 4 against the Orlando Magic on Easter Sunday, a three-second violation call on Raptors point guard Fred VanVleet caused Nurse to appear frozen in shock, his mouth agape.
Nick Nurse is a legend. He really held this face for 11 seconds. pic.twitter.com/3U5aGybxnV
— Faizal Khamisa (@SNFaizalKhamisa) April 21, 2019
The Raptors ended up winning, but the memes had already hit by halftime.
*foul on the raptors*
— Yahoo Sports Canada (@YahooCASports) April 21, 2019
nick nurse: pic.twitter.com/pFcUVWKGj4
https://twitter.com/NBAonTNT/status/1120114001210429445?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1120114001210429445&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ffansided.com%2F2019%2F04%2F21%2Fbest-nick-nurse-memes%2F
https://twitter.com/Karinjade99/status/1120116264062550017
The Game of Thrones crossover energy was there, too.
Arya: “take your own bloody pants off”
— Katie Nolan (@katienolan) April 22, 2019
Me: https://t.co/0cfEF2dTEt
Nick Nurse was clearly reacting to Arya and Gendry's scene last night and not anything basketball related #GameofThrones pic.twitter.com/NMZR678M4k
— Ismael Salgado (@callmeish94) April 22, 2019
https://twitter.com/_SportsPlug/status/1120149560070787072
H/T Orlando Sentinel
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