Watch: Eagles' Blount celebrates assisted 3-pointer

Now ya gotta start this man in fantasy this week... pic.twitter.com/oOetwwfd7z

- NBC Sports Philly (@NBCSPhilly) October 7, 2017

LeGarrette Blount stepped off the gridiron and onto the hardwood Friday night.

The Philadelphia Eagles running back sat courtside for the Philadelphia 76ers' preseason game and participated in shootaround with the local team.

At first glance, it appeared Blount drilled a three, but the replay showed the shot was heading way wide of its mark before it was directed in by another ball.

Blount heard about it on Twitter the next morning:

I get to work today and everybody get on me because the shot I made last night hit another ball mid-air it went in tho "aTMi don't hate

- LeGarrette Blount (@LG_Blount) October 7, 2017

A bucket is a bucket is a bucket. https://t.co/n1APECrxkF

- Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) October 7, 2017

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