The NBA playoffs can get serious, sometimes. After all, enough losses and eventually they stop letting you play games.
So a little levity is appreciated, from time-to-time. Enter the Toronto Raptors mascot -- The Raptor, as it were -- who decided to copy Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook’s pregame outfit from last week.
That outfit was an ice blue suit with no shirt underneath, complete with red-orange sunglasses.
Via Twitter:
Iced ❄️ out for Game 1.#CourtsideCertified pic.twitter.com/UMG4kaclLO
— NBA TV (@NBATV) April 15, 2018
Heading into Game 2 with #ShirtlessSwag! @TheStarters @raptors #NoShirtSzn pic.twitter.com/2UiAUbN1fn
— The Raptor (@the_raptor) April 17, 2018
Of course, the real irony here is that Westbrook’s whole steez is a just copy of Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard’s outfit from back in December, complete with chain-on-chest. As you may remember, Westbrook infamously dogged Lillard for lobbying for an All-Star spot when teammate Paul George missed the cut.
No shirt required. pic.twitter.com/f2rccv9CJz
— Portland Trail Blazers (@trailblazers) December 24, 2017
Westbrook pretends Lillard annoys him but maybe it’s just because he thought of this look first?