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The Cleveland Cavaliers surprised their fans by rickrolling them

Rick Astley would be honored.

Josh Katzowitz

Updated on May 25 2021 10:06 am CDT

Screengrab via Cleveland Cavaliers/Twitter

The Cleveland Cavaliers are the defending NBA champions. And even if a viral meme seems well past its expiration date, the Lebron James-led team doesn’t have to play by those rules. So, if the Cavaliers want to rickroll their fans, they’re going to goddamn rickroll their fans.

Witness what happened in Cleveland before the Cavaliers faced the Miami Heat on Friday night.

https://twitter.com/cavs/status/807386089203740672

Hey Rick Astley, Cleveland apparently is never gonna give you up.

H/T The Comeback

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Josh Katzowitz

Josh Katzowitz is a staff writer at the Daily Dot specializing in YouTube and boxing. His work has appeared in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and Los Angeles Times. A longtime sports writer, he’s covered the NFL for CBSSports.com and boxing for Forbes. His work has been noted twice in the Best American Sports Writing book series.