One wild fact about the Raptors’ Patrick McCaw winning a third ring

There are only a few players who can claimed they won three straight NBA championships.

Patrick McCaw is now one of them.

The guard out of UNLV was a member of the Golden State Warriors in 2016-17 and 2017-18, which means he’s the proud owner of two rings. Then, after playing three games with the Cleveland Cavaliers this season, he joined the Toronto Raptors … and now he’s a three-time NBA champion who has threepeated.

Per Yahoo Sports, the last players to win three straight titles were Shaquille O’Neal and Kobe Bryant in 2000-02. That’s right! Shaq, Kobe … and McCaw!

Twitter noticed and McCaw’s name was trending early on Friday morning as people celebrated his accomplishment:

Stat of the Night:

Patrick McCaw has played 3 seasons in the NBA, he's a 3-time NBA Champion

— The Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) June 14, 2019

Pat McCaw was the only player tonight to secure a 3-peat 🏆🏆🏆 pic.twitter.com/uz7joLY29o

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 14, 2019

CONGRATS TO THREEPEAT LEGEND PATRICK MCCAW pic.twitter.com/NBd6NDIINq

— #RingerNBA (@ringernba) June 14, 2019

Congratulations to the true champion, Patrick McCaw, who has three rings in three seasons pic.twitter.com/MmG5jHv46p

— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) June 14, 2019

Patrick McCaw has never not won the NBA Championship

— Kawob Leonard (@WorldWideWob) June 14, 2019

Patrick McCaw is now a back-to-back-to-back NBA Champion 🔥 pic.twitter.com/1lpzgsVEIs

— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) June 14, 2019

Make that a three-peat for the GOAT Patrick McCaw 🏆 🏆🏆

— NBA RETWEET (@RTNBA) June 14, 2019