Nurse’s memeable moment perfect fit as Raptors spoofed in popular Game of Zones
TORONTO — Nick Nurse’s shocked made-for-meme face fell right into the Malamuts’ creative laps.
It was during Game 4 of the Raptors’ opening-round playoff series versus Orlando. The Toronto coach was shocked at a three-second violation call. His mouth dropped open into a comically perfect O.
The face went viral. And Craig and Adam Malamut, the creative brains behind Bleacher Report’s popular satire “Game of Zones,” went back onto their latest episode — featuring the DeMar DeRozan trade — for a last-minute edit.
“We had (Nurse) in the episode already,” Adam Malamut said. “And when he did that face, we worked with our production manager, like ‘how can we squeeze this shot in?’ It fit so naturally already with what’s happening.”