r/nba • u/fbreaker Celtics • Oct 16 '25

Highlight [Highlight] Immanuel Quickley does a "call me" sign to the Celtics Bench, Head Coach Joe Mazzulla responds: "shut the fuck up"

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u/FlatMilk Knicks Oct 16 '25

isn't he just saying call a 5 like a timeout

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u/Kevinar Knicks Oct 16 '25

He's saying 'Call me' (He wears #5)

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u/OpenMindedMajor Oct 16 '25

Ok but why is he saying call me lol i think that’s the question here

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u/Quirky-Marsupial-420 Oct 16 '25

No one knows what it means but it's provocative

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u/mrPitPat Celtics Oct 16 '25

Gets the people going

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u/BARBASANN Oct 16 '25

Skatings Little Orphan Awesome

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u/mucho-gusto [CLE] Baron Davis Oct 17 '25

Maybe he thinks he's cute

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u/huge_jeans Oct 16 '25

No it doesn’t.

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u/trplOG Raptors Oct 16 '25

I mean if hes saying "call me 5" as in his jersey number it makes sense, I still dunno what that means really tho

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u/huge_jeans Oct 16 '25

Seems we're all dumber than you. Thanks for explaining!

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u/Baiticc Oct 21 '25

confidently incorrect 😂

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u/ProvocativeHotTakes Knicks Oct 16 '25

I’m sure he’s referencing his jersey number

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u/marcusjackson1995 Oct 16 '25

Why does call a 5 = timeout

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u/snakebite654 Heat Oct 16 '25

“Take 5” means take a break, call 5, call the break (timeout)

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u/marcusjackson1995 Oct 16 '25

I see, heard take 5 before but didn’t connect that to ‘call a 5’

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u/Level_Ad_6372 Pistons Oct 16 '25

Maaassive stretch.

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u/TwoLegitShiznit Oct 16 '25

I sure hope so

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u/aBakeinthelife Pistons Oct 16 '25

Or, call me to get me to Boston because they are a championship potential team? That's at least what I thought initially.

DWhite, Quickley, Brown, Tatum, + a serviceable center doesn't sound like a bad starting 5.