It has become customary for players to swap jerseys after an NBA game. But Gradey Dick and Anthony Black’s swap went viral for all the wrong reasons.
Following a Raptors loss to the Magic, the two players decided to swap jerseys. And it sparked some outrageous fan reactions on social media.
Hilarious NBA jersey swap goes viral on social media
Immediately after the game, Dick and Black found each other on the court and offered one another their jerseys. The two then posed for a photo.
The mixture of their last names led to ahilarious image, which brought some memorable reactions online.
The full exchange. They knew what they were doing the whole time lolpic.twitter.com/hix4NBBgs3
In a post-game clip, Black runs up to a cameraman, telling them to record the jersey swap, indicating that the players knewexactly what they were doing.
Gradey Dick & Anthony Black swap jerseysAnthony Black has to run over and get a cameraman like “hey, you should get this"Two young guys living a dream, pretty good
The official Orlando Magic X account posted a picture of the jersey swap, but they havesince deleted it.
ESPN analystStephen A. Smitheven got involved by quoting the now-deleted post with, “Good lord.”
Good lordhttps://t.co/3hki9qXL6R
Barstool Sports sent out a picture of the jersey swap on Instagram, and Gradey Dick himself commented on it.
Gradey Dick’s response to his iconic jersey swap with Orlando Magic’s Anthony Black. 😅😅😅pic.twitter.com/zTF3i0DsS6
Dick replied, “Whoopsie,” leading to many NBA fans liking the comment and sending laughing emojis his way.
These two young players had fun with their last names, which resulted in a classic moment that quickly went viral and began trending on social media.
NBA fans are already joking about which players Gradey Dick could swap jerseys with next. Nasir Little and Derrick White were just two of the names brought up by fans.
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