Golden State Warriors forward Jimmy Butler found a creative way to join the growing list of people poking fun at Luka Doncic after Stephen Curry sent the Los Angeles Lakers star crashing to the floor during Friday's matchup against the Golden State Warriors.
Golden State cruised past Los Angeles 112-95 at Chase Center, with Curry stealing the spotlight by breaking Doncic's ankles before calmly knocking down a three-pointer.
Butler, who is currently recovering from a torn ACL, took things a step further with a hilarious social media post on Saturday. He shared an AI-generated video on Instagram inspired by the 1985 martial arts film The Last Dragon. In the edited footage, Curry appears as Bruce Leroy, the character portrayed by Taimak in the movie. When asked who the one-and-only Master is, Curry's likeness confidently responds, “I am!”
Doncic then appears in the video as a bystander, reacting to the exchange with an exclamation of disbelief. The clip subsequently shows Curry performing exaggerated martial arts movements. Butler also included footage of the actual sequence in which Curry left Doncic on the hardwood.
He captioned the post, “6/82. W.” The video quickly attracted considerable attention, collecting more than 100,000 likes within a couple of hours while being widely shared across social media.
Article Continues BelowThe poke came after Curry thoroughly outperformed Doncic in their latest meeting. The Lakers guard scored 21 points in the opening quarter and eventually finished with 37 points on 12-of-27 shooting. However, Curry's 31-point performance proved more influential as the Warriors recovered from an early 25-point deficit to clinch the win.
Golden State also erased a three-game losing streak to begin the season, reaching .500 after winning three consecutive games. The Warriors are back in action Sunday, hosting the Los Angeles Clippers at 9:30 p.m. ET.