Michael and Grace, the internet famous “Pacers couple” who had everyone talking last season, showed up in Brooklyn again Sunday night as the Pacers battled the Nets. This time, their on-camera exchange ended with a kiss, a far cry from the verbal fireworks that made them viral.
Remembering the Original Blow-Up?
Back in April, it was an Indiana Pacers game at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center that first put Michael and Grace on blast. Sports Illustrated Pacers writer Alex Golden, host of the *Setting The Pace* podcast, caught the pair in what looked like a super heated discussion. The Pacers were busy laying a 123-94 beatdown on the Nets, but these two were focused on each other. Michael was gesturing wildly, passionately explaining something, and Grace, well, she was visibly over it. She was squinting, shaking her head, and dropped the now-legendary line: “That’s you …. That’s you. What the (expletive) are you talking about?” Social media, naturally, went absolutely bonkers.
The Return and The Kiss
Fast forward to Sunday, and there they were again, Michael and Grace, back in Brooklyn watching the Pacers. This time, the discussion seemed to take a different turn. Instead of a furious question, Grace sealed the exchange with a kiss. It was a moment that definitely softened their viral image. They’d previously clarified on Grace’s X account back in April that these kind of “pointed discussions” are just their “love language.” The couple later revealed their original, fiery debate was about the value of a liberal arts education, inspired by a New York Times podcast appearance by former University of Florida President Ben Sasse. It turns out even heated debates about education can go viral when caught on camera at a basketball game.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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