Austin Reaves Wasn't Allowed To Use New Lakers Celebration During Team USA Tenure

Seems like someone wasn't a fan..

Last season, your Los Angeles Lakers added a new celebration to their mix, whenever they would start to get hot from three-point land, they would do a “Freeze” move. It became a signature of the team, and it seems it may be carrying over to this season as well.

Fans loved it, but it also seems that opponents weren’t the biggest fans of it. Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr got to see the celebration up close and personal during the second round of the postseason, and he saw all he needed to see.

Kerr banned the celebration this summer while Lakers guard Austin Reaves played under him on Team USA. While Reaves couldn’t do the move during the tournament, it’s clear that it got into the head of Kerr.

Steve Kerr outlawed the Lakers’ “freeze” celebration for Austin Reaves when he played for Team USA this summer, coming off L.A.’s playoff win over Kerr’s Warriors pic.twitter.com/LWaWSwFciG

— Dave McMenamin (@mcten) October 13, 2023

Kerr apparently got sick of seeing it during the playoff series, so he told Reaves that it was outlawed. It's understandable, but it doesn't seem that LA will stop doing it. 

Reaves joked about things with him during their time together, and he had to remind the Warriors coach of who won the series. It’s all in good banter, and this is what makes sports so great.

Hopefully, we get another Warriors and Lakers playoff series this season, as the two teams match up well against one another. It was a great series, and it made for must-watch TV the entire time.

Any time LeBron James and Steph Curry face off, it draws in a big crowd, so the NBA would love to see it again. Plus, anytime these two teams meet now, Reaves has to hit the celebration right in front of Kerr to remind him of everything.

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