Game 3 between the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets was an instant classic, not because it was a great game or because it was a defensive clinic, but because of some head-scratching moments that won’t be easy to forget.
Obviously, this will go down as the Bruce Brown game. Brown did an outstanding job of helping the Nets get back into the game by knocking down multiple shots over Brook Lopez, but that’s not what people will remember.
Brown decided to take matters into his own hands when the game was on the line. The Nets were coming off a timeout and the play was broken due to Milwaukee’s good defense.
He may be 6'4"… but Bruce Brown is doing WORK as a roll man. 💪
He's 4-4 in the 2nd quarter.. 17-2 @BrooklynNets run on ESPN! pic.twitter.com/N8ZE60A3N1
— NBA (@NBA) June 11, 2021
Bruce didn’t even bother looking to the sides to try and find Kevin Durant or Kyrie Irving and drove to the rim to try and win the game with a floater who didn’t even touch the rim.
Bruce Brown really decided to take matters into his own hands and missed back-to-back shots with the game on the line for the #Nets. 😫 #BrooklynTogether https://t.co/7X9nZuco8Y
— Monkey Knife Fight (@mkf) June 11, 2021
Needless to say, that prompted plenty of reactions around social media, and not even LeBron James could help but to crack up to a hilarious video meme from that moment.
Aye man WTH is wrong with you!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/a0bDt7oRrt
— LeBron James (@KingJames) June 11, 2021
Poor Brown was having the best playoff game of his career before that unfortunate incident. He became the league’s laughing stock of the night, and the Nets dropped a winnable game.
At the end of the day, Brown is still one of the most important role players for Steve Nash’s team, and it’s now clear that he can do a lot of damage inside the paint. Just the next time, they’d be better off putting the ball in the future Hall of Famer’s hands when the game is on the line.
