“Drug Test Monday Morning”: Kevin Durant’s New Handshake With Nets Teammate Leaves NBA Fans in Splits
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The Brooklyn Nets would look to make it a three-game winning streak as they go up against the Boston Celtics in their next matchup. The team has a 27-13 overall record, placing them in the second position in the Eastern Conference. And it looks like Nets players are finally having fun playing with each other. Interestingly, a new handshake routine between Kevin Durant with his teammate may have raised a few eyebrows.
NBA players often have extravagant handshakes with their friends and teammates. Some of the front runners for this are LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. But looks like Kevin Durant is not too far behind.
Kevin Durant and Markieff Morris raising eyebrows
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A video clip of the Nets going through their pre-game warmup surfaced where Kevin Durant and Markieff Morris went through a new handshake. By the looks of the video clip, it looked like Morris came up with their new handshake. Morris was seen teaching Durant a new handshake where it seems as if they were rolling something and placing it behind their ear. Fans on the other hand could not believe it and went on to Twitter to share their reactions.
One fan tweeted, “Drug test Monday morning.”
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Drug test Monday morning 😂
— MR BIR. BIG TRUCE (@Num1DRosefan) January 11, 2023
While another fan commented, “This the most zesty handshake to sho u spark of all time.”
This the most zesty handshake to sho u spark of all time 😂
— Chase_X_Hergo (@ChaseXHerg) January 11, 2023
Here are some more reactions from fans on Twitter.
🔥🔥🔥
— IG: cm3lly (@m3lly216) January 12, 2023
Locker room guy Keeeef
— Did Joey Gallo Get On Base? (@joey_base) January 12, 2023
practice high. play the game high. get high scores.
— wintrovert (@zcatcher_) January 12, 2023
Nah KD was way too happy to do that handshake 😂😂
— Dani 💙♍ (@DaniBlue917) January 12, 2023
Almost every fan on social media got a kick out of this new handshake routine between Kevin Durant and Markieff Morris.
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The bottom line is, the Nets are on a roll and the players are having a good time together. Be it during an intense game or a warmup.
Where do the Brooklyn Nets stand?
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The Brooklyn Nets recently went on a 12-game winning streak before finally losing a game to the Chicago Bulls. However, the Nets bounced back well as they have then won two games in a row, looking to make it three as they go up against the Celtics.
It is a relief for the Nets fans to see the team finally playing up to their potential given how disastrous of a start they had this season. But it looks like their new interim head coach Jacque Vaughn was the missing piece of the puzzle.
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The morale of the team is high, and the Nets made a huge leap from being one of the teams in the lower half of the Eastern Conference to the second seed currently.
The Nets go up against Boston next. Do you think Brooklyn has what it takes to take down the number-one team in the East? Let us know what you think in the comments section down below.
Edited by:
Bagavathi Eswaran