Boban Marjanović plays for the Rockets, but he was arguably Clippers fans’ favorite player on Sunday … ’cause he helped them all win free chicken!!!
The Houston center — who’s known as one of the biggest hams in the Association — got the job done for LA faithful late in the Rockets’ meaningless game against the Clips at Crypto.com Arena.
Boban.
Man of the people. 🍗 pic.twitter.com/PRq6xIXxIW
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After missing a free throw with around five minutes left in the fourth quarter of the contest … Boban realized if he missed another, he could score everyone in attendance chicken sammiches on the house.
You see, the Clippers run a promotion on game days where if an opposing player misses back-to-back shots from the charity stripe, it’s Chick-Fil-A for all.
So, Boban purposely shanked his shot — and everyone in the building went crazy. Even Marjanović couldn’t help but get in on the celebration after the miss.
Boban — who’s 7 feet 4 — went on to have even more fun seconds later, appearing to intentionally lose a tip-off to 6-footer Xavier Moon.
“OH MY GOODNESS!” 😂
Xavier Moon with a jump-ball win for the ages! pic.twitter.com/sACnXhahbq
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Of course, if the game had mattered, the antics likely would’ve been panned … but with the Rockets out of playoff contention and the Clippers’ postseaon fate already sealed — the fun was appreciated by all.
As for the final score, the Rockets did win, 116-105 … but let’s be honest, there were no losers here.