Former Boston Celtics forward Aaron Nesmith has found his groove this season with the Indiana Pacers.
Nesmith is averaging a career-high 9.6 points while getting the playing time (24.4 minutes) that he never got in Boston. And the 23-year-old is coming off a strong month of February in which he averaged 11.7 points and shot 38.9% from 3-point range through 11 games, marking his strongest month in his third NBA season.
But due to a hip injury, Nesmith wasn’t able to take the floor when the Pacers took on the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night, which amounted to a 147-143 loss for Indiana. This prompted special guest and actor Will Ferrell to offer Nesmith a sip of his alcoholic beverage before the game began since the Vanderbilt product wasn’t going to take the floor anyway.
“Aaron, you’re not playing. You want some beer?” Ferrell told Nesmith.
Watch the star of ‘Step Brothers’ extend the kind gesture to Nesmith:
Nesmith, however, declined Ferrell’s offer in laughter.
He likely won’t regret that decision, as he’s more focused on returning to the floor for the Pacers, who sit 12th in the Eastern Conference as of Thursday. Indiana, with no confirmed update on Nesmith’s return, will next host the Houston Rockets at 7 p.m. ET., following their two-day break.
