Thursday night's game between the Denver Nuggets and the Charlotte Hornets shaped up to be a close and grueling battle. Amidst all the tension, though, Hornets forward Kelly Oubre Jr. did something hilarious to lighten the mood a bit and try to give his team an advantage.

As Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic was shooting a free-throw, Kelly Oubre Jr. lined up to rebound the ball. When Jokic went up to shoot the ball, the Hornets forward did the only logical thing to distract him: dance awkwardly and weirdly. It's a performance that would likely get Kelly Oubre Jr. in Shaqtin-a-Fool. (via Rob Perez)

Unfortunately, the move did not work out for Oubre, as Jokic calmly nailed the free throw. It would ultimately end up not mattering, though, as the Hornets would beat the Nuggets 115 – 107 to get back to .500 for the season. Still, Oubre Jr.'s antics made for a good laugh for everyone watching (except Jokic, who just looked like a disappointed dad).

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