Luke Kornet is bringing back the ‘spaz dab,’ whatever that is
Boston's first game back after the All-Star break was fun, and not just because they won.
Energy off the bench. Dance moves circa 2016. Table tennis. Rocky Balboa references!
The Celtics have repeatedly attributed their on-court chemistry and unparalleled success this season to their ability to have fun during games. And while Thursday’s 129-112 victory over the Bulls was a stunning example of how that translates into plays, the best moments of the game occurred when the clock was stopped.
Luke Kornet hit ‘em with the dab (?)
Normally, a Luke Kornet put-back dunk wouldn’t make the news. However, Kornet’s celebration after he rebounded Al Horford’s missed corner 3-point attempt is the real reason people are talking.
Initially, Kornet’s celebration was serving more “Karate Kid” than choreography. However, he offered some clarity on the dance and it’s origins following the game.
“I think it’s referred to as the ‘spaz dab,’” Kornet said. “Middle schoolers from like six years ago, I think it was big then.”
Why’d he opt for such a retro move? Kornet admitted that he doesn’t have any form of social media and the last time he was on was… well, six years ago.
Even Derrick White was a little confused at first.
“I actually asked him and then I was like, ‘Just never ask him man, just let him do what he do,” I think it was a dab, but I’m not 100 percent positive,” White said. “He’s the best.”
Jrue Holiday proved he was a multi-sport athlete.
During a timeout Thursday night, Jrue Holiday stepped up for a friendly game of table tennis against Chicago’s finest, Benny the Bull.
Holiday held no punches and sealed a win against the fuzzy mascot. Benny, however, looks like he wants a re-match.
Kornet comparing Sam Hauser’s injury to Rocky Balboa
Sam Hauser exited Thursday’s game during the third quarter after catching Kornet’s elbow on an attempted block.
“I hit him hard. I think I got kind of pushed into him, and I felt bad because the second it happened, I was like, ‘That was not good,'” Kornet said after the game.
Hauser walked off the court with a shiner, which Kornet compared to a black-eye that boxed Rocky Balboa would’ve suffered.
“I was wondering if I needed to get a cutman on the scene, but apparently that was not good for basketball and would make things worse,” Kornet joked, referring to Al Silvani, Rocky’s infamous ring-side medic.
When Jaylen Brown was brutally honest with Hauser
Anyone novice lip-reader can see what goes down courtside after Hauser’s eye injury.
Jaylen definitely didn’t sugar coat how bad Hauser’s eye looked after a run-in with Kornet’s elbow.
Hauser: “Is it bad?”
Brown: * laughs and nods *
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