It was quite the evening in New York City for former Kansas men’s basketball star Gradey Dick, as the shooting guard was taken at No. 13 overall in the first round of the 2023 NBA Draft. The native Kansan will be heading to the Toronto Raptors to get his professional career underway.
He also had the snazziest jacket of the evening, donning a very, VERY sparkly red jacket and turtleneck combo that was reminiscent of if The Wizard of Oz took place in a 70s disco.
The look was certainly iconic.
As Dick’s outfit glimmered in Brooklyn, some folks thought the look seemed familiar, comparing it to the world of competitive figure skating and more.
6PM In New York… Dream. Come. True. 🦖❤️🔥 pic.twitter.com/jtI7X3IzsZ
— Gradey Dick (@gradey_dick) June 23, 2023
Check out the memes:
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Waiting for your scores after missing your triple axel. pic.twitter.com/5H1Sfl1i9G
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) June 23, 2023
when you're the only one in the theatre who dressed up to see Blades of Gloryhttps://t.co/nKnzBqMq5F
— Matt Brown (@MattBrownEP) June 23, 2023
Drafted 13th but could move into the top 10 after the free skate pic.twitter.com/ilzASmuWgS
— Matt Goldich (@MattGoldich) June 23, 2023
raptors just drafted BJ from the righteous gemstones pic.twitter.com/iW7ykclYtV
— trevor (@trrvvb) June 23, 2023
Gradey Dick dressed like BJ from Righteous Gemstones https://t.co/5aLbwbGCTs
— Matt Scalici (@MattScalici) June 23, 2023
I think Gradey Dick leaning into the BJ from Gemstones resemblance should help his draft stock pic.twitter.com/ZfuRkVslbD
— Seth Rosenthal (@seth_rosenthal) June 22, 2023
When the mistake you’ve made is terrible pic.twitter.com/h8UNjkx7Bl
— Patrick Daugherty (@RotoPat) June 23, 2023
he looks like he is hosting the 76th annual hunger games pic.twitter.com/gBRAR8Dzgs
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) June 23, 2023
Gradey Dick looking like he's about to do a Vegas magic show involving a tiger pic.twitter.com/AyNTK9IPVb
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) June 23, 2023
