Jonathan Isaac may have had some slight butterflies prior to making his NBA debut on Wednesday against the Miami Heat.
In a video shared to Twitter by Orlando Magic teammate Bismack Biyombo on Friday, the rookie forward sat on the bench for the team’s season opener having forgotten to wear a jersey underneath his warmups. He quickly ran to the locker room to put one on upon realizing his mistake.
This is amazing, @jisaac_01 was way to nervous and forgot to put is jersey on! Well i was going to wait until he check in oh damn pic.twitter.com/igKUYOAwhG
— Bismack Biyombo (@bismackbiyombo) October 20, 2017
The 20-year-old Isaac, who was picked No. 6 overall in this year’s draft, would eventually check in at the 3:10 mark of the first quarter. He finished with a respectable four points, eight rebounds, and two blocks in 17 minutes on the evening as the Magic picked up the 116-109 victory.
We’ve seen some similar mishaps in baseball before, but in any case, at least Isaac now has a heck of a story to tell about his professional debut.
Image via Around the Association on YouTube
