Toronto forward RJ Barrett was so starstruck by a “Game Of Thrones” actor who was sitting courtside at his game in L.A. on Sunday — he actually briefly paused his play to recognize the guy … and the scene was hilarious.
It all went down during the Raptors’ tilt against the Lakers at Crypto.com Arena … just after Barrett had been fouled while scoring a basket in the first quarter.
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Video from the game’s broadcast shows the 24-year-old walk toward some fans in the stands to celebrate his potential 3-point play … he did a double take as he noticed Nikolaj Coster-Waldau — the man who played Jaime Lannister in ‘GOT.’
Check out the footage, Barrett stopped everything he was doing … and pointed at the guy who was sitting in the second row.
“Game of Thrones?!?” he said.
After getting confirmation, he then smiled … before he quickly went to the free-throw line to complete his and-one play.
The whole interaction was super funny — especially considering how there were numerous other A-listers sitting courtside … including Jessica Alba, Halsey and Ben Affleck.
Unfortunately for Barrett, the star power couldn’t help boost the Raptors to a victory … they ended up falling to LeBron James and the Lakers, 123-103.
