NBA players love to engage in shenanigans in the locker room after a game, and Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan of the Toronto Raptors are no exception.
After Toronto's 117-104 win over the Orlando Magic on Wednesday, DeRozan was answering questions to the media by his locker. In the background, you can hear someone yelling his name across the locker room very loudly.
“DeMar! DeMar!” the voice yells. That voice is Lowry, DeRozan's partner in basketball crime.
DeRozan's reaction to the yelling is not through words, but only eyes. He basically became the equivalent of the side-eye emoji but in human form.
These types of things are not unique in NBA locker rooms. More often than not, teammates of players will interrupt each other during interviews, especially after a particularly good game. They're feeling good about themselves so they think it's appropriate to have a little fun.
The best part of the exchange between DeRozan and Lowry is the former's reaction. It's subtle, yet powerful — kind of like a silent fart that smells like flowers. His look is very similar to that of James Harden when he ended a postgame interview on the court some time ago.
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DeRozan's look probably won't have a kid imitating him any time soon, but it's still quite funny.
The other thing is it's plausible to think Lowry has much better ways of getting DeRozan's attention than merely calling out his name from across the locker room. That was the best thing Lowry could think of? He needs to be better than that.
View the video below for the exchange.