"LMAO Bro Gambling": Fans In Stitches as Michael Porter Jr. Gets Yelled at by $97M Teammate For Grabbing His Rebound

Michael Porter Jr. may be known for having one of the greenest lights in the league, but on Friday night, he showed grit on the glass -- even outmuscling his own Brooklyn Nets teammate for a rebound, which drew reactions from fans.

During the first quarter of the Nets’ Emirates NBA Cup game against the Boston Celtics, Anfernee Simons attempted a 3-pointer but missed. Crashing in for the rebound were Porter and teammate Nic Claxton, a longtime Net now in the second year of his four-year, $97 million contract.

As the two teammates fought for the ball, Claxton shouted in a moment clearly audible on the broadcast:

“I got it! I got it! Goddamn! Goddamn, Mike!”

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With the NBA dealing with gambling controversies and scrutiny around player over/unders, some fans joked that Porter might have been thinking about his stat line. His brother, Jontay Porter, one of the players allegedly involved in gambling, received a lifetime ban from the NBA and faces federal charges tied to an alleged sports betting operation.

“Lmao bro gambling 😂,” one said. “Time to investigate lol,” another commented. “Taking all the shots and now the boards? Lol,” another said.

Here are other reactions.

Michael Porter Jr. leads Nets in NBA Cup win vs. Celtics

The early tussle between Michael Porter Jr. and Nic Claxton appeared to spark the Nets, who edged the Celtics 113-105.

Porter finished with 33 points on 13-of-21 shooting, including 4 of 6 from 3-point range, and added eight rebounds.

Claxton dominated inside and recorded a triple-double with 18 points, 12 assists and 11 rebounds.

Noah Clowney added 19 points, Egor Demin had 12 and Tyrese Martin scored 10 for the Nets, who secured their first win in East Group B.

For Boston, Jaylen Brown had 26 points, eight rebounds and four assists. Simons scored 23 off the bench, while center Neemias Queta posted 16 points and 12 rebounds. Payton Pritchard added 13.

The Nets improved to 3-13 with the win, their second victory in three games.

Up next is a road matchup with the Toronto Raptors, followed by home games against the New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers.

Edited by John Ezekiel Hirro