The biggest joke of last night's 25th ESPY Awards was apparently all a well-orchestrated plan.

Host Peyton Manning had the joke of the night, taking a playful jab at Kevin Durant and saying the U.S. Women's Gymnastics team was so dominant that even he would consider joining them.

Durant's reaction was the straightest face possible, visibly fuming through the laughter of the crowd — all which seemed to be an act.

According to ESPN's Chris Haynes, the Golden State Warriors forward was in on the joke and “played his part well” in order to enhance it, which it did — grabbing headlines and plenty of memes in social media.

Perhaps a dead giveaway was his mother Wanda joyfully laughing at the joke — a rather odd sight, given how she was one of the most outspoken and protective people when the issue of his departure from Oklahoma City first came to the forefront.