The Orlando Magic made the headlines on Monday night when a 29-year-old player made his debut in the 2021 Summer League.
Orlando made some interesting moves this offseason, especially on draft night, landing Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner a couple of weeks ago. Well, they landed another interesting player for this tournament.
Latvian player Janis Timma caught a lot of attention when fans saw his pic and started making comparisons. NBA Twitter had a lot to say about this player, comparing him to Eminem, Machine Gun Kelly, and more.
Mf looks like he’s from Game of Thrones 😭
— 〽️o 😐💭 (@BarnesxROTY) August 10, 2021
Nah bro that’s Dolph Ziggler pic.twitter.com/K2ZABpihsl
— Burgan (@itsburgan) August 10, 2021
Janis Timma, Latvian basketball player and professional killer
— Your NBA Podcast (@YourNBAPodcast) August 10, 2021
nigga look like a 2K generated player
— 30 y/o MILF (@parlayprincesa) August 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/K8005882300/status/1424903805708156929https://twitter.com/JortsEthan/status/1424929555337424901
that is present day dolph lundgren pic.twitter.com/jzoULZLWIM
— Matt Dot Rich (@MattDotRich) August 10, 2021
Damn Jared Leto has aged pic.twitter.com/8qGaEVbNvN
— Brett Kamann (@b_kamann) August 10, 2021
He’s definitely a great shooter. Idk about onna court tho, but he gotta be killing folks 24/7
— Rʜ (@32SavageRhett) August 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/ScofieldDidIt89/status/1424920224390950928
Eastern European hit man?
— J.H.Scramble (@JHScramble) August 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/IcemanCT/status/1424944485692231695https://twitter.com/HOLLYWOOD2TIME/status/1424956464154648581
This dude is definitely a hitman who is now in witness protection……
— Jarrett Ballard Sr. (@BigJbilla) August 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/mercnowitzkii/status/1424907973189636097https://twitter.com/InGodITruss1/status/1424971005806718980https://twitter.com/ShyMaestro/status/1424965182963417093
Ik an antagonist when I see one💀.
— 🐻 (@choosonnn) August 10, 2021
Was every bad guy in 80s films then rutger hauer decides to try the nba 😂 pic.twitter.com/xZDqNw7ZYN
— 🅽🆈🅺🅱🆁🅸🅼🆂&🆃🅸🅼🅱🆂‼️ (@knicksavage) August 10, 2021
Timma is making his NBA debut after being selected 60th overall in the 2013 draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. In 2015, the Grizzlies traded his draft rights to the Magic, and six years later, Timma has finally set foot on an NBA court.
The forward became an instant internet sensation when his pic surfaced. It’s fair to say he’s one of the biggest stories in the Summer League so far, and that won’t change anytime soon.
NBA fans make players go viral in just a matter of minutes, and this was another proof of that. Timma was also praised for his game, being labeled a killer from beyond the arc, nailing three 3-pointers against the Golden State Warriors.
Timma finished the night with 11 points, 6 rebounds and one assist in 16 minutes of action. But, the best part of the night is that the NBA community somehow celebrated him, even if it wasn’t for basketball-related reasons.
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