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St Peter’s guard Matthew Lee found an awesome way to get back on his feet and NCAA fans loved it

Thus far, Saint Peter’s is the darling of the men’s NCAA tournament. After upsetting Kentucky and Murray State, the beloved Peacocks have become one of this March’s main draws. We can’t get enough of their beautiful feathers. Oh, right, and their Cinderella basketball.

On Friday night they made history by becoming the first No. 15 seed to make it to the Elite Eight with their stunning win over Purdue that had everyone in awe.

During their Sweet 16 win over the No. 3 Boilermakers (who were 12-point favorites coming in), one of the Peacocks players had a different surprise for everyone. After making a drive to the basket early in the second half, Matthew Lee fell to the ground. Rather than get up in a normal-athletically-challenged-person way, he saw fit to bounce up off the court.

And I mean really bounce.

I want to note that it took me 10 minutes to get out of bed this morning. So while I’m amazed by Lee’s nimbleness, I’m also very jealous.

College hoops fans similarly could not get enough of this young man getting back on his feet in this mind-boggling way.

We're all laughing

Again, my back still hurts so, so much.

'One Shining Moment' comes early

You know what? We can give Saint Peter’s the national title for Lee’s creativity. I’ll allow it. Sure.

WOOOOOOOO

Somewhere, while riding in one of his jets, “The Nature Boy” had to be quite proud of the WWE wrestler clearly inside Lee.

An ode to the legend

If this was Matthew Lee’s way of honoring Bruce Lee, he did a wonderful job.

The Heartbreak Kid: Matthew Lee

Are we sure Lee wasn’t a huge fan of Monday Night Raw growing up?

To put the icing on the cake, Saint Peter’s dream season will continue.

On this evening, Lee can take solace knowing everyone will remember both the win and his flip off the floor.

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