Julius Randle laughing at Jaylen Brown missing 2 free throws became an instant meme

Someone made this same observation below, but as soon as I saw Knicks star Julius Randle laughing at Jaylen Brown after the Boston Celtics superstar missed a pair of late free throws to seal a win for New York, all I could think of was: Luka Doncic laughing at Devin Booker.

Brown was asked about maybe what was said in that moment, and he calmly replied, “I’m not sure what Julius said. I’m sure he was happy.”

Randle said after the game that he knows Brown is “a great player,” which is exactly the take here. Sometimes, you just miss two free throws in the clutch!

Here’s a sampling of the jokes and memes from that moment:

Julius Randle laughing at Jaylen Brown for missing both free throws 😭 pic.twitter.com/hhx2zAmN0f

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) January 27, 2023

“I’m not sure what Julius said. I’m sure he was happy“

“Naw man he just missed them, he’s a great player“

— What was up between Jaylen Brown & Julius Randle? Brown missed the potential game tying & winning free throws with 7.6 seconds left in OT, Knicks held on for the W pic.twitter.com/Msvf4YOHig

— New York Basketball (@NBA_NewYork) January 27, 2023

Here’s the Julius Randle Jaylen Brown smiling exchange set to the @RandyNewman theme from Toy Story… pic.twitter.com/U1BOlWSmZG

— Ben Heisler (@bennyheis) January 27, 2023

Julius Randle laughing at Jaylen Brown missing 2 clutch free throws kills me 💀 pic.twitter.com/nQ2m3ggnBL

— The Game Day NBA (@TheGameDayNBA) January 27, 2023

“Where do you wanna eat?”
Me, smiling, after saying no to every location named. https://t.co/TjIEBNLsnu

— baby bok choy (@kathykathkatt) January 27, 2023

Please don’t smile. It’s scary
Me: what’s wrong with my smile?
Me smiling: ⬇️ https://t.co/BpsjSx27BE

— Khoa (@kqn92) January 27, 2023

Too good!

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