JaVale McGee Got Blocked By The Rim On A Dunk Attempt, And NBA Twitter Let Him Have It

JaVale McGee appeared in only one game (for three minutes) during the Western Conference Finals and, as a result, it would have been aggressive to expect the big man to contribute for the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. However, Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has a reputation for interesting rotational decisions and, on cue, he inserted McGee into the proceedings for 1:04 in the first half.

While that 64-second stretch did not produce anything memorable, McGee returned to start the second half for Golden State and he didn’t disappoint. The always entertaining center helped to key a 10-3 run at the outset, scoring four points and producing a stunning defensive stop against LeBron James.

From there, though, things went south with haste for McGee in the form of a hilarious mishap at the rim.
https://twitter.com/DimeUPROXX/status/1002377805039128577

Immediately, the reactions poured in from around the basketball world and a few provided the visual evidence.

https://twitter.com/World_Wide_Wob/status/1002377978569986053

Still, there was plenty more where that came from, including some potentially sarcastic (though deserved) applause when he exited the game and in-arena chronicles of what the Warriors bench may or may not have been doing.

Then, of course, it was time to get jokes off at an appropriate time.

https://twitter.com/HaleyOSomething/status/1002377307577712640

Not everyone was ready to pile on, though.

https://twitter.com/DaveDuFourNBA/status/1002377648025292806

McGee was quite effective during his third quarter stint and that shouldn’t be lost. Still, it was perfectly on-brand for him to be involved in a meme-worthy play and this certainly qualified.