Kentavious Caldwell-Pope helped the Denver Nuggets earn their first-ever NBA championship. In Thursday’s victory parade, the two-time NBA champion went viral for a celebration that wrestling legend Stone Cold Steve Austin would be proud of.
Caldwell-Pope took two beer cans, smashed them together, and downed them as he and the Nuggets celebrated their NBA Finals victory over the Miami Heat. The victory parade in Denver drew significant attention, and so did KCP’s celebration, which went viral.
“Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is wildin’ at the Nuggets championship parade as he did the Stone Cold Beer Smash,” ClutchPoints tweeted.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is wildin' at the Nuggets championship parade as he did the Stone Cold Beer Smash 😱🍻pic.twitter.com/paW9S0eKNh
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June 15, 2023
The post from ClutchPoints was made at 1 p.m. ET and has fetched over 600 retweets, over 4,000 likes, and over 250 quotes.
There were plenty who chimed in on the celebration.
“This is JR Smith level of parade celebrations,” one user said.
This on JR Smith level of parade celebrations https://t.co/0mewW3L1K8
— GOLDY 🏅 (@__BennyGold) June 15, 2023
“Stone Cold KCP,” Bleacher Report tweeted.
Stone Cold KCP 😂🍻 pic.twitter.com/PSsn3efHXQ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) June 15, 2023
“KCP going Stone Cold,” NBA TV tweeted with laughter.
KCP going Stone Cold 🤣@nuggets | #bRINGItIn pic.twitter.com/4eaEe7ZoTI
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 15, 2023
“KCP drank a beer. He drank another beer. 3 beers. 4 beers. 5 beers. 6 beers. 7 beers. 8 beers. 9 beers. And a blood mary,” Robby Kalland tweeted in the style of one of Stone Cold’s promos.
KCP drank a beer. He drank another beer. 3 beers. 4 beers. 5 beers. 6 beers. 7 beers. 8 beers. 9 beers. And a bloody mary. https://t.co/c1jE7o7wid
— Robby Kalland (@RKalland) June 15, 2023
“STONE COLD KCP IS IN THE BUILDING,” FanDuel then tweeted.
STONE COLD KCP IS IN THE BUILDING 🍻
(via @BleacherReport) pic.twitter.com/gIDHIGxXQu
— FanDuel (@FanDuel) June 15, 2023
Good for KCP, who can celebrate his second NBA championship in parade form. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Caldwell-Pope and the Los Angeles Lakers were unable to host a victory parade after winning the 2020 NBA Finals.
