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Zaza Pachulia unveiled a celebratory dance, and it's Super Villainous

The Warriors are full of weapons, including Zaza Pachulia, apparently. (Getty Images)
The Warriors are full of weapons, including Zaza Pachulia, apparently. (Getty Images)

Zaza Pachulia isn’t considered the most graceful NBA player. Quite the opposite, really.

The Georgian big man has built a reputation as a brutish enforcer during stops on the Atlanta Hawks, Milwaukee Bucks and Dallas Mavericks. In Golden State, though, as the starting center for a Warriors team filled with smooth offensive weapons, Pachulia appears to be working on his gracefulness.

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Midway through the third quarter in Boston, as the Warriors turned a six-point game into a blowout with a 22-3 run to start the frame, the Celtics dared Pachulia to shoot a mid-range jumper, and he responded, sinking a teardrop over Jordan Mickey. And then unleashing some sort of dance routine.

We’ve seen a Steph Curry shimmy …

… and a Kevin Durant shimmy …

… but Zaza’s little number was something else entirely:

Maybe it was payback for the time Boston’s Kevin Garnett decked him in the playoffs way back when:

Whatever it was, Zaza has a signature move now, and it’s something. Call it the Super Villain dance.

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Ben Rohrbach is a contributor for Ball Don’t Lie and Shutdown Corner on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at rohrbach_ben@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter!