Ah, the woes of forbidden fandom.
During his team's NCAA tournament matchup against Duke, the Oregon Ducks mascot, like so many others, desperately wanted to snap a selfie with soon-to-be-retired NBA superstar Kobe Bryant.
The problem? Bryant was seated in a sea of blue, showing support for his two-time Olympic coach, Duke's Mike Krzyzewski.
Special guest in the Duke section tonight! Thanks for coming @kobebryant! #GoDuke ud83dudc0dud83cudfc0ud83dudd35 pic.twitter.com/89Umn2bZLN
— Duke M. Basketball (@Duke_MBB) March 25, 2016
Although No. 24's clothing didn't indicate his allegiance, his preference was apparent in his encouraging gestures.