Boxing/Wrestling

Shawn Michaels responds to NBA star accepting “Sweet Chin Music” during the playoff game

There was a moment in a NBA playoff game on Monday night between the Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors that went viral on social media.

In the clip, Pascal Siakam coincidentally kicked Daniel Theis in the face. In spite of the fact that it was definitely not a hard kick, he made contact and Theis sold it quite well.

As the clip began to get make the rounds, a lot of fans began interfacing it pro wrestling and the move made famous by Shawn Michaels as he notoriously called his finisher, Sweet Chin Music.

The WWE Hall of Famer saw the clip on Tuesday morning and remarked on it in this message on Twitter:

“Well, while I APPRECIATE you’ve been watching my old @WWE tapes, you may run into issues hitting sweet chin music on an @nba basketball court!! @Raptors.”

In the wake of being in retirement for a long time, the previous WWE Champion came back to activity for a unique case. Kane and The Undertaker lost to Triple H and Michaels in a tag team match at the WWE Crown Jewel special in 2018.

Over the last few years, Michaels has increased a greater role in NXT as he’s an agent and part of the inventive team in NXT. He additionally manages the NXT UK brand.