The NBA Playoffs just started and it's already blessed the world with a legendary new meme

What did you say, Draymond Green?
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Christine Wang
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You don't even need to like sports to appreciate just how much athletes give to this world. Particularly in the form of extremely GIF-able moments.

A perfect example of one such moment occurred Monday night, when the Golden State Warriors faced off against the Portland Trailblazers in the first game of their playoff series. During the game, Warriors' Draymond Green turned to Kevin Durant and had the most furiously serious conversation we've ever seen take place on a basketball court.

Via Giphy

By now, it's almost a reflex. You see a moment like this, and you immediately know its internet value. And as soon as the GIF is made, the meme within is released.

The sign of a great GIF verging on legendary is its versatility. Can you apply a GIF to a wide variety of situations and have it be funny af every single time?

From what we see on Twitter, this GIF may soon be making its way to the gif Hall of Fame.

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Christine Wang

Christine is a Web Culture Intern at Mashable. She has previously written for FanSided and Saturday Down South. She has a B.A. from the University of California, San Diego and an M.S. from Hunter College. Before she started writing, she worked in education as a teacher and school leader for four years. Her special talents include being able to quote The Office on command, playing non-stop Overwatch for hours, and composing only the wittiest of Tweets (her own opinion).

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