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What happens when you hoop it up with a deer?

A hot viral meme, that’s what

Clinton Yates @clintonyates

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    1:17 PMOn Wednesday morning, a guy who goes by @iAmTerrace on Twitter posted a picture of a dude trying to cross up a deer on a basketball court, somewhere in suburban America. The caption read “Deermarcus Cousins.” It’s funny because Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins is a relatively intimidating defensive player, and well, how would you get to the paint against a ruminant mammal? It’s no “Fear the Deer,” but the meme is solid.

    Then, things went completely insane.

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    For real, people started reaching deep into the recesses of NBA lore, which we’re here for.

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    After that, we went full haywire.

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    Finally, we have a winner.

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    There are tons more that you can check for yourself. Never change, Twitter.

    Clinton Yates is a tastemaker at Andscape. He likes rap, rock, reggae, R&B and remixes — in that order.