Ball is life … and the family of Renard Matthews used his love of the Celtics so others would remember him as they do.

Matthews, 18, was tragically killed in a shooting in June. His family put together a unique display, which quickly went viral, at the Sunday wake that commemorated the young man’s life and love of the Celtics.

As WGNO in New Orleans chronicled, his body was stationed in a reclining chair in front of a television wearing sunglasses, a Kyrie Irving No. 11 alternate home Celtics jersey and Irving-themed socks with a video game controller in hand. His favorite snacks, cereal, Barq’s Root Beer and Doritos were placed on a side table next to him.

Friends and family gathered at the Charbonnet Labat Glapion Funeral Home on Sunday in Treme, New Orleans, to honor Matthews.

This wasn’t the first time a sports-themed set-up was used to remember a devoted fan after he’d passed

In 2005, Steelers fan James Henry Smith posed in a recliner with beer and cigarettes nearby as he sported a black-and-gold blanket in his lap. In 2013, a dedicated Washington fan named Mark Lindamood was buried in a Robert Griffin III jersey. Parkland High School shooting victim Joaquin Oliver was laid to rest in his favorite Dwyane Wade jersey.