Weird Week in 🏀: How Kyle gets his kicks and John Oliver's folly revisited

Every Sunday, theScore highlights the week's lighter moments from around the basketball universe. Here's what caught our eye this week.

I'll have what he's having

What did Toronto Raptors point guard Kyle Lowry drink following Wednesday's overtime win over the Charlotte Hornets? A half-dozen shots of espresso? A heart palpitation-inducing Four Loko?

An overabundance of caffeine would be the logical explanation for this incredibly hyper media hit:

Apparently, though, the shtick may have been a send-up of Raptors rookie Terence Davis, who earned an on-court interview after tallying 23 points, 11 rebounds, and five assists in the win. OK, sure.

Swing and a Chriss

John Oliver owes Daryl Morey an apology.

Back in October, during the height of the NBA-China standoff, Oliver criticized the Houston Rockets' top executive on his program "Last Week Tonight" - but not for instigating the international furor with his tweet in support of Hong Kong protesters.

Rather, the HBO funnyman roasted Morey for cutting bait on well-traveled power forward Marquese Chriss at last year's trade deadline, a comedic rant that indicated Oliver has likely never seen a single minute of Chriss play NBA basketball.

Warning: Video contains coarse language

Well, after averaging 7.4 points and 5.4 rebounds per game this season, the Golden State Warriors elected to cut Chriss before his $1.7-million contract became fully guaranteed Tuesday. The 22-year-old has since cleared waivers, a fairly strong indication of how front offices around the league view the former lottery pick's potential.

Pictured below: A confused Oliver cheering in delight as the ball ricochets out of bounds after Chriss dribbles it off his foot.

Ain't the Sharpe'st tool in the shed

Here's what FS1 commentator Shannon Sharpe had to say about this week's beef between retired NBA player Kendrick Perkins and his former Oklahoma City Thunder teammate Kevin Durant:

The Force is with him

When Donovan Mitchell changed his display picture on Twitter to everyone's favorite "Star Wars" puppet, the Utah Jazz were scuffling along with a 13-11 record.

But through the power of overly saturated brand synergy, the Baby Yoda homage appears to have given Mitchell and his squad some sort of intrinsic boost.

Actually, with Friday's win versus the Charlotte Hornets (side note: is there a less storied matchup in sports than Jazz-Hornets?), Mitchell's post-Yodafication record now stands at 13-1, which includes an ongoing eight-game win streak.

Driving to the hoop

In order to set up the clip below, we need to go over two quick disclaimers:

• The subject of discussion here is a dog
• This is completely real

This game actually occurred back in November, according to Sporting News' Jordan Heck. Somehow, it took nearly six weeks for this instantly iconic moment in youth sports broadcasting to find its audience.

Sweet Daisy - er, sweet Lucy - may be gone, but her legacy lives on as a viral clip.

There goes my Herro - watch him as he goes

It's been a while since the NBA has seen a story in the always kooky "players being asked to sign weird objects" genre, but unlike the time Klay Thompson was asked to sign a toaster, this one actually makes sense:

Miami Heat rookie Tyler Herro has indeed been a bucket at times this season, including a trio of games in which he's connected on five 3-pointers.

Apparently, Luka doesn't like these Mavs jerseys either

Perhaps Mavericks sensation Luka Doncic agreed with theScore's ranking of the league's City Edition jerseys, which placed his team's version dead last.

Or maybe he just prefers that deep V-neck look companies like American Apparel really tapped into a decade ago.

You can tell Doncic immediately regretted his decision because he briefly appears to consider the possibility of playing the rest of the half while holding the rip together.

Psst, look over here!

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And make sure you come back next Sunday for more oddities, inanities, and obscenities from the wonderful world of basketball.