Washington Wizards fans now have an iconic photo to enjoy.
A photo of Russell Westbrook celebrating as Bradley Beal dunks the ball behind him went viral on Thursday:
This shot of Russ and Beal pic.twitter.com/mxijs52zdG
— ESPN (@espn) May 21, 2021
The photo came from a play in the third quarter of the Wizards’ 142-115 win over the Indiana Pacers in their play-in game. Westbrook delivered a bounce pass to a cutting Bradley Beal, who had a massive baseline dunk.
Westbrook sets up Beal for the SLAM pic.twitter.com/5y54dV3iwj
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 21, 2021
The photo led to a few funny tweets like this one:
When my kids brush their teeth and go to bed pic.twitter.com/zEhmSioCbK
— Jamie Mottram (@JamieMottram) May 21, 2021
Westbrook had 18 points, 8 rebounds and 15 assists. Beal had 25 points in the win. Now Washington will face Philly in the first round of the playoffs. Game 1 is on Sunday.
