New Orleans Pelicans guard Jordan Poole had a fantastic reaction to the fight that erupted at the end of Saturday’s game against the Phoenix Suns.
Alvarado and Suns center Mark Williams got into an on-court fight during the third quarter of Saturday’s game at Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, La. Alvarado was trying to fight through a Williams screen when they got into a physical altercation that ended with them throwing punches at each other (video here).
Perhaps the best reaction, however, came from Poole, who had an up-close look at Alvarado taking a swing at Williams. His facial expression, a mixture of surprised and impressed, pretty much summed things up.
Jordan Poole’s reaction to Jose Alvarado throwing a punch. 🤣🤣🤣
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Poole made a rather half-hearted attempt to try and get between Alvarado and Williams, but perhaps wisely, he did not get too involved. He is, after all, entirely too well-acquainted with getting punched in the face.
Poole’s reaction was, unfortunately for the Pelicans, his primary contribution to Saturday’s game. He scored just one point in 14 minutes of action in a 123-114 defeat.
