"Bro chose the wrong career": Fans react as Twitch streamer Plaqueboymax beats NBA prospect Elliot Cadeuu in a 1v1

Plaqueboymax surprised fans and came back from a 11-7 trail to defeat NBA Prospect Elliot Cadeau (Images via Plaquebotmax/YouTube, @elllio/Instagram)
Plaqueboymax surprised fans and came back from a 11-7 trail to defeat NBA Prospect Elliot Cadeau (Images via Plaqueboymax/YouTube, @elllio/Instagram)

FaZe clan member and streamer Max "Plaqueboymax" has been known to incorporate basketball into his streams, often taking up challenges to keep things interesting. He has also showcased a series of his high school highlights on stream, with many finding his skill impressive. Max has a history of competing against other content creators, particularly streamers, in 1v1 games.

In a recent Twitch livestream, Max pulled off a major comeback against NBA prospect Elliot Cadeuu. He was down 11-7 against the division one player. In a surprising turn of events, he managed to defeat Elliot. Max called the game, took a shot from the three-point line, and sank the shot.

X users reacted to the post above, expressing how unexpected it was for a Twitch streamer to beat a potential NBA player. @Angelsglock said:

"Bro chose the wrong career."

Other reactions, like @uyys', included praises for Max:

"Bro went from looking at the stars to being a star, bro can hoop 🔥😭"

Some, like @DigitalSakio, seemingly tried to instigate a duel between Plaqueboymax and his fellow streamer, Duke Dennis.

"Max is definitely 100 times better than Duke."

For more context, Elliot Cadeau is a highly regarded Swedish-American basketball player known for his exceptional skills as a point guard. Born on September 25, 2005, Cadeau has been recognized as one of the top prospects in his class. His performances earned him offers from several top NCAA programs, and he committed to playing college basketball for the University of North Carolina (UNC).

Elliot is a college basketball player, playing for the University of North Carolina (Image via @elllio/Instagram)
Elliot is a college basketball player, playing for the University of North Carolina (Image via @elllio/Instagram)

Plaqueboymax has a history of challenging streamers to 1v1s

Plaqueboymax has some experience playing basketball competitively; he was a well-regarded high school baller, even possessing a highlight reel, which he reacted to live on stream.

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Max has a few episodes of challenging fellow streamers and YouTubers to these 1v1s. An earlier example of this is when he played against Kimani "FlightReacts," who he beat 15-11.

The video of Plaqueboymax playing FlightReacts in a 1v1 has over 500,000 views on YouTube (Image via FlightReacts/YouTube)
The video of Plaqueboymax playing FlightReacts in a 1v1 has over 500,000 views on YouTube (Image via FlightReacts/YouTube)

Other examples include when he played against Twitch streamer and associate of Kai Cenat, Ray "Rayasianboy," who beat Max by a considerable margin.

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He has also competed against Mark Philips or @supremedreams_1 from the YouTube content creation group, RDC World, who he beat 11-9.

Plaqueboymax has a history of competing against YouTubers (Image via Plaqueboymax/YouTube)
Plaqueboymax has a history of competing against YouTubers (Image via Plaqueboymax/YouTube)

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