Twitter Reacts to Marcus Smart Diving in the Preseason

Few things in life are as reliable as Marcus Smart giving full effort every time he suits up. A fan favorite for years, Marcus is a true embodiment of grit and determination.

It’s no surprise that Boston, a city built on the hard work of immigrants and the middle class, loves this type of player so much. Queue up the footage of Larry Bird mowing his own lawn, please.

Last night in the Celtics preseason game vs. Philadelphia, Marcus reminded us of his incredible motor when he dove on the floor after a loose ball.

Marcus Smart makes winning plays. pic.twitter.com/OhIxtNNvxE

— ☘️ 𝘽𝙊𝙎𝙏𝙊𝙉 𝘾𝙀𝙇𝙏𝙄𝘾𝙎 𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ☘️ (@BosCelticsNews_) December 16, 2020

This is what fans want to see in meaningful regular season and playoff games, but Marcus treats every game exactly the same.

Preseason Marcus Smart Playoffs Marcus Smart pic.twitter.com/BYxCDBxSBe

— ☘️ᴄᴇʟᴛɪᴄꜱ ᴍᴀɴɪʟᴀ🇵🇭 (@CelticsMNL) December 16, 2020

Twitter user Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) reacted to this play with an A+ meme:

the celtics: 𝘢𝘭𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘴𝘰 𝘭𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘪𝘵 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘺

marcus smart: pic.twitter.com/RXRv5t0xHl

— Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) December 16, 2020

With Kemba Walker missing the first portion of this upcoming season due to nagging knee injuries, Smart’s health is crucial to the Celtics success this year. Luckily for C’s fans, Smart has been fairly durable, averaging 68.2 games played in his first five seasons and 60 in a shortened season last year.

Whether you’re worried about Marcus diving on the floor or not, he won’t be changing his style of play anytime soon. Make sure you’re following him and the rest of his teammates with HoopSocial’s Boston Celtics social media directory!