KJ Simpson's GW Shot Reminds Fans of Kawhi as Colorado Beats Florida in March Madness

An epic game winner in March Madness had quite the resemblance to a legendary game winner in the NBA postseason.

10-seed Colorado took down seven-seed Florida 102-100 in the first round of the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball via a successful two-pointer from K.J. Simpson that took its time along the rim before going through the hoop.

Simpson delivers the dagger after receiving the inbounds pass and it takes one large bounce and then several small caroms before finally settling into the netting and giving Colorado the lead.

The shot had some eerie similarities to Kawhi Leonard's game winning shot for the Toronto Raptors against the Philadelphia 76ers in 2019 during Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semi-finals.

Simpson's shot didn't jump quite as high as Leonard's shot but it had a similar sense of anticipation. Play-by-play announcer Kevin Harlan was also notably on both games and had a similarly epic call to Leonard's legendary shot.

Fans took to social media to praise Colorado for the epic moment during the tournament and pointed out how similar it was to the Leonard make.

Fans, including Rob Gronkowski and Joe Haden, also praised the Buffaloes for providing an entertaining victory and a highlight that will be replayed many times in the future.

The Buffaloes win its second game of the tournament, as it took out Boise State in a first-four matchup on Wednesday. Colorado will now look to roll once again against two-seed Marquette, who entered halftime of its first round matchup against Western Kentucky down 43-36 before finally pulling ahead to win.