The Toronto Raptors paid a visit to Texas to face off against the Houston Rockets Tuesday night where the surging Rockets are preparing to integrate guard Chris Paul back into the lineup later this week.
The Raptors came into the building with the mindset of cooling off the red-hot Rockets who are on a six-game winning streak, led by James Harden himself, and looking to further separate themselves at the top of the Western Conference, where they are tied at 11-3 with the Golden State Warriors.
In the midst of the battle between the two teams' star, James Harden found himself being called for a technical foul, and the Raptors chose their designated man, DeMar DeRozan, to shoot the technical free throws.
Some players have their own signature free throw routines that they use to stay consistent at the line, and in this case, DeRozan had to shoot free throws with the other nine players standing at the half court line.
The All-Star guard always loves to give his Raptors teammates daps when he makes free throws, and in the event they aren't standing near him, he'll dap the air instead.
DeMar DeRozan began doing this a week ago when he shot technical free throws against the New Orleans Pelicans which promoted a nomination for TNT's Shaqtin' A Fool segment.
Yo, @DeMar_DeRozan, what you doin? 😂 (Via jharden13/IG) #Shaqtin pic.twitter.com/JOd3VmG7mw
— Shaqtin' a Fool (@shaqtin) November 10, 2017
During the technical free throws in Houston, DeMar DeRozan pulled out his air daps once again, making the shot then proceeding to slap hands with imaginary teammates.
https://www.instagram.com/p/Bbf3DjIh5SM/?taken-by=houseofhighlights
It's hilarious and strange at the same time, but once an NBA player finds a routine to stay consistent he never breaks that course.
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