--- description: Following the Toronto Raptors' defeat of the Golden State Warriors, a new Internet hero sprouted up in the form of "Plant Guy." title: Fan Brings Large Housewarming Plant to the NBA Finals image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc63f77abe6dbe7bc/69894b3b86f68e16c36ec050/screen-shot-2019-06-14-at-12.18.12-pm.png?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Fan Who Brought a Large Housewarming Plant to the NBA Finals Is Sprouting Up Everywhere  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 14, 2019 4:26 PM CUT  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Jun 14, 2019 4:26 PM CUT Toronto was full of people celebrating the [Raptors’ first NBA title](https://time.com/5607127/nba-finals-canada-toronto-raptors/ "undefined") late into the night on Thursday, but there was one fan whose unique championship style stood out from all the rest. Following the Raptors’ defeat of the [Golden State Warriors](https://time.com/5602561/kyle-lowry-fan-player-fights-history/ "undefined"), a new Internet hero sprouted up in the form of “Plant Guy,” a fan who was carrying around a large housewarming plant with the intent of gifting it to Finals MVP [Kawhi Leonard](https://time.com/5601925/toronto-raptors-golden-state-warriors-nba-finals/ "undefined"). In a video that has since gone viral, Plant Guy chatted with [Global News](https://twitter.com/globalnews/status/1139407920796319744 "undefined") about his vegetal offering. “It’s a plant for Kawhi. It’s a Kawhi plant,” he replied when asked what type of plant it was. “It’s a Kawhi cactus, a ‘Kawhactus.'” Plant Guy then went on to riff on the popular Toronto cheer, “We the North,” by starting a chant of, “We the forest,” sparking a wave of love on social media. “THIS IS THE GREATEST VIDEO OF ALL TIME!!!,” tweeted one Plant Guy enthusiast. “Plant Guy should be protected at all costs!” > [](https://twitter.com/YouWannaBeNYCE/status/1139556043510489089) See some of the best responses to Plant Guy below. > [](https://twitter.com/jeskeets/status/1139537622920028162) > [](https://twitter.com/WendyLuLuu/status/1139412389936242689) > [](https://twitter.com/figmentation/status/1139463751399301120) > [](https://twitter.com/JimmyTraina/status/1139563672794255363) > [](https://twitter.com/wingoz/status/1139544213257949184) > [](https://twitter.com/PamelaVoorhee10/status/1139409563700961282) > [](https://twitter.com/pavengrewal/status/1139423592767094784) > [](https://twitter.com/MattPalyPalermo/status/1139418338113675265) > [](https://twitter.com/dayzee72/status/1139527307620737024) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/5607345/nba-finals-plant-guy/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/5607345/nba-finals-plant-guy/"},"headline":"Fan Who Brought a Large Housewarming Plant to the NBA Finals Is Sprouting Up Everywhere","datePublished":"2019-06-14T16:26:50.000Z","dateModified":"2026-06-24T06:56:35.163Z","description":"\"We the forest\"","url":"https://time.com/5607345/nba-finals-plant-guy/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Basketball","viral","NBA","onetime","Sports"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc63f77abe6dbe7bc/69894b3b86f68e16c36ec050/screen-shot-2019-06-14-at-12.18.12-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc63f77abe6dbe7bc/69894b3b86f68e16c36ec050/screen-shot-2019-06-14-at-12.18.12-pm.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"NBA-Finals-Plant-Guy","caption":"","creditText":"Global News","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/5607345/nba-finals-plant-guy/","name":"Fan Who Brought a Large Housewarming Plant to the NBA Finals Is Sprouting Up Everywhere"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"This Video Is No Longer Available","description":"\"We the forest\"","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/fKodeUO6/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2026-06-23T15:00:44.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/fKodeUO6.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/5607345/nba-finals-plant-guy/","duration":"PT10S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/5607345/nba-finals-plant-guy/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```