Old habits are tough to break for Bucks forward Meyers Leonard, apparently.
When you’re not a rotation player, you’re supposed to be on the bench actively rooting for the teammates on the court. And Leonard did just that. That only problem was that he briefly forgot what team he played for.
Footage from Saturday’s Game 3 — not to be confused with Monday night’s Game 4 — went viral on Tuesday, showing a clip from Caleb Martin’s three late in the second quarter. The Bucks bench was in the frame, and we could see Leonard — who played for the Heat a couple seasons ago — stand up and celebrate before he realized he cheered for the wrong team and abruptly sat down.
Meyers Leonard forgot he didn’t play for Miami anymore 😭pic.twitter.com/94tV5WqDso
— Mink Flow (@currypistonn) April 25, 2023
I love how he tried to play it off calmly after realizing the mistake. Some fans thought he was signaling a two-for-one to the Bucks, but the NBA video clearly showed him holding up multiple fingers on both hands. That was a three celebration — an accidental one, at that.
None of his actual Bucks teammates seemed to notice, but unfortunately for Leonard, NBA fans saw it. And of course they had jokes.
This was how Twitter reacted
MANNNNN.. tough day at work https://t.co/eyTbHHNc2G
— go pack go (draft-wise) (@return_of_metro) April 25, 2023
This is actually hilarious because there’s no other explanation for why he would do that https://t.co/e4UOrxLvmD
— RR (@RotoRiley) April 25, 2023
This is truly the saddest thing I’ve ever seen https://t.co/fRgBtEpkLB
— Bart Winkler (@WinksThinks) April 25, 2023
NAHHH THIS NEXT LEVEL SHAQTIN 😭😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/IxrctfGLCS
— bae ♡ (@___lovelani) April 25, 2023
That’s actually hilarious 🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/80KVDwq2df
— Jermaine Carter Jr. (@JERMA1NECARTER) April 25, 2023
The awkward sit down & chin scratch is hilarious https://t.co/WSA3WvmuMa
— Graham-Cracker Princess (@_brayj) April 25, 2023
It doesn’t get much more awkward than that.
