They had a Grizzlies night and there's a picture of Jake in this thread wearing a Bryant Reeves jersey (#50 for the Grizzlies). I think they know exactly what they're doing. The fact that Jake is so good natured about it all actually makes me like him a bit more than I did.
Oh I'm sure Jake who grew up in Vancouver knows who Reeves is and is aware of the nickname. Are a couple of young guys from Ontario going to connect Jake's weight and that of a long-gone mediocre basketball player? Maybe I guess. Or like they said, he's from the country. Of course once everyone pointed it out to them (like the blog I linked earlier) then ya maybe it became another thing.
Anyway believe what you like, I just wanted to share the article with Horvat and Hutton saying they didn't know the reference. Everyone is free to find lines to read in between if they like. At least I'll give you credit, this has been the most light hearted Virtanen "debate" I've had in his 1 1/2 years since being drafted. That's some kind of progress I think