Tuesday night was the start of the new NBA season and with the games came more of what we love from the NBA sphere: weird stuff you only see from the best fans on earth.
During the Golden State Warriors’ home opener against the Houston Rockets, a fan behind the bench came dressed as Klay Thompson complete with uniform, beard, and haircut.
This did not go unnoticed on social media, and Steve Kerr was even asked about the doppelgänger after the game. For the record Kerr said, “I thought it was a perfect metaphor for our conditioning level.”
Yikes, sweet coach burn.
In case you missed it, this is what that fan looked like:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BaYOzwBnUAy/
That is YouTuber Big Daws, who of course was given free tickets to the game by SeatGeek. That video now has more than two million views and comes complete with a SeatGeek discount code. As is everything in 2017, even something you think is just a fun Halloween costume is actually an ad.
Culture begets culture and soon followed a new doppelgänger in Sacramento. Again, the Rockets were involved in this one as as a fan came dressed up as Houston guard James Harden. No word yet on whether this guy has a popular YouTube channel or what his offer code is, but here’s what he looked like:
Last night there was fake Klay Thompson. Tonight in Sacramento.... pic.twitter.com/J6nGggnHoX
— James Ham (@James_HamNBA) October 19, 2017
This cultural phenomenon had folks looking for other NBA lookalikes around them this week, and someone came up with this Kobe Bryant twin:
Kobe got a long lost twin 😂 (via laidbackjay1, Shamoney630/Instagram) pic.twitter.com/fhqLxrcWsx
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) October 18, 2017
This really is the best league. I can’t wait for that Big Daws guy to shave his goatee and cosplay as Ryan Anderson at a Rockets game.
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