The Cleveland Cavaliers won Game 2 of their first-round series with the Miami Heat on Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead and their head coach, Kenny Atkinson, won the internet with his funny move while challenging a call made by the officials.
Thankfully NBATV's captured this moment because it was too good. Atkinson was standing next to an official when a questionable call was made and he quickly turned and looked at the ref with a very relatable frustrated look on his face. He then kept the eye contact up, called a timeout, and immediately motioned for official review of the play.
Sit back and enjoy this:
Kenny Atkinson with the greatest challenge in NBA history😭pic.twitter.com/Z5iDqI6gzG
— NBA Memes (@NBAMemes) April 24, 2025
Fans rightfully loved it:
Coach of the year for me🤣 https://t.co/N0JS5wgJpd
— Dan (@YaboiGavril21) April 24, 2025
This was funny af watchin live didn’t think anyone wld notice but internet catches everything https://t.co/CfaZhyWhur
— HimGoSo (@HimSo_2Hunned) April 24, 2025
😂😂😂 COY https://t.co/CPqV7NfKvW
— TyChee “TaiChi” (@tycollardsign) April 24, 2025
Hahahahaha #MyCoach https://t.co/hJG5KixKkH
— Joker 🇩🇿🇵🇸 (@KarimMDN21) April 24, 2025
When someone tells you at the bar; “I think you’ve had enough.” #LetEmKnow #NBAPlayoffs https://t.co/mjThsGRz3n
— MikeAranaShow (@MikeAranaShow) April 24, 2025
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 https://t.co/imqujzjslG
— Andreus (@Way0fdre) April 24, 2025
Game 3 of this series is Saturday afternoon in Miami.
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Cavs Coach’s Comical Challenge of Ref Loved by NBA Fans .
