J.J. Watt pleased fans mightily during Game 1 of the Rockets playoff series against Portland on Sunday night. Watt, showing his support for Houston, answered a jumbotron request to put on the red shirt given out to fans.
Then, Twitter nearly broke:
J.J. Watt in the house, being told to put on his Rockets shirt on the jumbotron... and he's doing it. — ClutchFans (@clutchfans) April 21, 2014
.@JJWatt representing #HTown pic.twitter.com/XRwYmpBh73 — Houston Rockets (@HoustonRockets) April 21, 2014
Crowd screaming until J.J. Watt puts on his shirt. Folks are now very pleased. — Jonathan Feigen (@Jonathan_Feigen) April 21, 2014
J.J. Watt in the house at Toyota. You know it's a big game now. — Nick Mathews (@Nick_Mathews) April 21, 2014
Lady behind me was complaining that JJ Watt was putting a shirt on rather than taking it off… — Jenny Dial Creech (@jennydialcreech) April 21, 2014
Watt wasn't the only celebrity enjoying postseason basketball in Houston. He posted this picture with Rockets Hall of Famer Hakeem Olajuwon.
Legend. pic.twitter.com/5lH6ulK49w — JJ Watt (@JJWatt) April 21, 2014
Chris Myers was also sitting during Sunday's 102-100 overtime loss. Texans players have time off before Phase 2 of offseason workouts begin on April 28.
