Twitter reacts to Griffin dunk with 'Chappelle's Show' Prince memes
Blake Griffin delivered another highlight reel-worthy play in the Los Angeles Clippers' 102-84 win over the Utah Jazz Tuesday night, throwing down a thunderous dunk over Rudy Gobert.
Blake rises for the @LAClippers! #ItTakesEverything pic.twitter.com/lYYG6hmwYK
— NBA (@NBA) October 25, 2017
Fans of the "Chappelle's Show" quickly picked up on the similarities between Griffin's rim hang after the dunk and the classic "Charlie Murphy's True Hollywood Stories" sketch about playing a pickup game against Prince.
I am dead pic.twitter.com/u0vaSG9eSa
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) October 25, 2017
Game, Blake..... pic.twitter.com/hqp5T3Akn5
— Audible Sports (@AudibleSports) October 25, 2017
Same pic.twitter.com/d0TQG9ZDK3
— The Crossover (@TheCrossover) October 25, 2017
Yo Blake Griffin hung off the rim like Prince in the Chappelle's show skit after dunking on Gobert pic.twitter.com/yN7lxisRzD
— NOT_SCTop10 (@NOTSCTop10PIays) October 25, 2017
🥞🥞🥞 pic.twitter.com/x0jYPfpizA
— LA Clippers (@LAClippers) October 25, 2017
Griffin was asked after the game if he was paying homage to the skit, prompting teammate DeAndre Jordan to refer to him as Prince before leaving the press conference:
Was Blake Griffin paying homage to Dave Chappelle's Prince when he dunked on Rudy Gobert? #Blouses pic.twitter.com/eQt1qg5BpS
— Law Murray ☄ (@LawMurrayTheNU) October 25, 2017