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All eyes were glued to the Super Bowl LIV matchup between the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida on Sunday.
Apart from the thrilling championship game, fans around the world were also pumped up for the highly anticipated halftime show featuring pop icons Shakira and Jennifer Lopez.
NBA players were no exception, as they also shared their thoughts about the now-viral performance from two of the best artists in the music industry today.
Milwaukee Bucks superstar and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo tweeted that he almost “got in trouble” for watching the sultry performances.
Halftime show almost got me in trouble😂
— Giannis Antetokounmpo (@Giannis_An34) February 3, 2020
Retired player and now ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins shared the same sentiment, which also earned some laughing emojis from “The King” himself LeBron James.
😱🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
— LeBron James (@KingJames) February 3, 2020
Portland Trail Blazers guard CJ McCollum, meanwhile, claimed he is still daydreaming after watching the pair of acts.
Still thinking about this Halftime Show
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) February 3, 2020
With the festivities happening in Miami, Miami Heat center and first-time All-Star Bam Adebayo made sure everyone knew that he was there live to witness Shakira and J'Lo do their thing.
Watching The Halftime Show In Person Was 😁👏🏾
— 13am Adebayo💥 (@Bam1of1) February 3, 2020
Evan Turner of the Atlanta Hawks was not left disappointed, as Shakira also performed his song of choice.
If they don’t play “hips don’t lie” then I’ll be upset
— Evan Turner (@thekidet) February 3, 2020
That was unreal!!!
— Evan Turner (@thekidet) February 3, 2020
Washington Wizards rookie Rui Hachimura, who watched the Super Bowl for the first time ever, said he was thoroughly impressed.
First time watching Super Bowl in my life… not bad
— Rui “Louis” Hachimura 八村 塁 (@rui_8mura) February 3, 2020
Free-agent Quincy Pondexter tweeted what everyone else was thinking after watching J'Lo's performance. Everyone seems to be curious about where she discovered the fountain of youth.
Wait, how old is Jlo? Asking for me
— Quincy Pondexter (@QuincyPondexter) February 3, 2020
Other NBA players, meanwhile, resorted to posting emojis about the whole spectacle.
😏
— Spencer Dinwiddie (@SDinwiddie_25) February 3, 2020
🥵🥵
— Jamal Murray (@BeMore27) February 3, 2020
THAT WAS FIRE🔥🔥🔥
— Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) February 3, 2020
This performance is top 5🔥🔥
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) February 3, 2020
Waiting for Shakira 😛 to be a meme 😂😂😂
— Jalen Brunson (@jalenbrunson1) February 3, 2020
