--- title: Viral Dancing Boy Is Highlight of Cavaliers Warriors Game description: An adorable five-year-old boy stole the show at the Cavaliers Warriors game on Monday night when he showed off some sweet dance moves. canonical: https://time.com/5104172/cavaliers-warriors-halftime-show-dancing-boy-tavaris-jones/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2018-01-16T16:59:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:49:46.819Z og:title: Adorable Little Boy Steals Show at NBA Game with Dance Moves og:description: Meet Tavaris Jones og:url: https://time.com/5104172/cavaliers-warriors-halftime-show-dancing-boy-tavaris-jones/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt866544c5f10ed5d2/6988f858cf40a80308c4af46/cavaliers-warriors-tavaris-jones-halftime-dancing-boy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Golden State Warriors v Cleveland Cavaliers og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Adorable Little Boy Steals Show at NBA Game with Dance Moves twitter:description: Meet Tavaris Jones twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt866544c5f10ed5d2/6988f858cf40a80308c4af46/cavaliers-warriors-tavaris-jones-halftime-dancing-boy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Adorable Viral Five-Year-Old Dancing at the Cavaliers-Warriors Game is the Real MVP > Sponsored content. 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NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images) CLEVELAND, OH - JANUARY 15: Kevin Durant #35 of the Golden State Warriors dunks against the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 15, 2018 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images) David Liam Kyle—NBAE/Getty Images  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jan 16, 2018 4:59 PM UTC You’d be hard-pressed to find something more entertaining to watch than a fierce showdown between the [Cleveland Cavaliers](http://time.com/5023849/lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers-arthur-memes/) and [the Golden State Warriors](http://time.com/3923874/golden-state-warriors-nba-champions/), the NBA’s [hottest rivalry](http://time.com/4680749/best-celebrity-feuds/) of the moment, but it appears that a precocious five-year-old with some serious dance moves has done just that. During the Cavs-Warriors game on Monday night, Tavaris Jones, a pint-sized dancing wunderkind, stole the show when he took center stage during the game’s halftime performance along with the Cavaliers’ Scream Team, delivering a routine that was the uncontested highlight of the night. Jones, who’s already garnered some Internet fame thanks to [appearances on _The Ellen DeGeneres Show_](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LIn8jwTAJpg), showed off his sweet dance moves to Ayo and Teo’s song “Rolex” while clad in an Adidas sweat suit, looking like a true b-boy. The Warriors may have won the game that night, but it’s clear that it was Jones who won the fans’ hearts. 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