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Charles Curtis

Joey Votto channeled the famous James Harden reaction GIF with a fantastic interview answer

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You know the GIF that you’ve seen everywhere: It’s James Harden doing an eyeroll at a reporter before walking away without saying another word, one of the all-time best reaction GIFs in internet history.

Well, we’ve got another, EXTREMLY similar reaction GIF thanks to Joey Votto. The Cincinnati Reds first baseman — who is just the best for so many reasons — finally returned from injury to join the lineup on Monday, and he hit a home run. Again, he’s the best.

When asked after the game if there was any doubt he could return and “do this” — play at a high level, I assume, he delivered a Harden-esque answer:

Here's the moment and the GIF

Fans loved it

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