Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at Sunday’s Academy Awards is certainly a pop culture moment that won’t soon be forgotten.
The Oscars incident was an instant classic in the social media meme department, and one NBA fan even wore a shirt — proudly! — with a photo of the slap to Monday night’s Houston Rockets game against the San Antonio Spurs at the Toyota Center.
Fan in Houston wearing a shirt with the slap on it (r @JimmyBsports) pic.twitter.com/ul8ZupSqeF
— CJ Fogler account may or may not be notable (@cjzero) March 29, 2022
So that’s something.
As for the slap, Smith issued a statement on social media Monday night apologizing to Rock.
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And as for the Rockets-Spurs game, well, it ended in unfortunate fashion for Houston.
The Rockets were *THIS CLOSE* to sending it to OT 😭 pic.twitter.com/vd9gqdIxcX
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) March 29, 2022
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