The Los Angeles Lakers played the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA Cup quarterfinals tonight, though one particular instant grabbed the interest of viewers of the nationally broadcast game. Although Luka Doncic’s step-back three-pointer prompted a Spurs timeout, it wasn’t the game-winning shot.

Immediately after the timeout call, with 3:54 left in the first quarter, Lakers center Jaxson Hayes approached Doncic to celebrate the shot, and the two went through their handshake, with the final step being a gesture where their middle fingers were pointed at each other. Fans immediately clipped the moment , and it spread like wildfire online.

The conversation quickly started shifting. What looked like teammates joking around suddenly turned into a discussion about the league’s potential reviews o

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