'Masked Singer' double elimination unmasks an NBA star and a viral singing surgeon

It was a double elimination on The Masked Singer Wednesday night, and even though the Whatchamacallit brought swag to the stage, while the Serpent brought his cool, they were both feeling the heat of a double unmasking.

When judge Ken Jeong, a former physician himself, found out that the Serpent was none other than singing surgeon Dr. Elvis Francois — whose gorgeous cover of John Lennon’s “Imagine” went viral back in March, after it was featured on Elton John’s iHeart Living Room Concert for America special — he was in tears.

“I just have to say, your version of ‘Imagine’ got us through the pandemic, man,” said a choked-up Ken. “That living room concert you did on Fox, that was the first time we saw it, and in a concert of stars — it was like, Elton John, Billy Joe [Armstrong], everybody — the best moment of that living room concert was you. And I told my wife, who's also a doctor, ‘You know, that's what a real doctor does, man.’”

It was an emotionally heightened evening for Ken in another way, because for once, he really did “know who exactly this is” and guessed the Whatchamacallit correctly — as NBA star Lonzo Ball. “Ken, you got something right once in your life!” exclaimed host Nick Cannon, as Ken jumped on his desk for joy, Dead Poets Society-style. Like Dr. Elvis, Lonzo showed that he too has some impressive side-hustle skills, because the judges had totally pegged the Whatchamacallit (whose last song was “Lean Back” by Terror Squad) as Swizz Beatz or even Tyler, the Creator.

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[MUSIC - WHATCHAMACALLIT, "LEAN BACK"] I said, my people don't dance, we pull up our pants and do the Roc-away. Now, lean back, lean back, lean back, lean back.

- It was a double elimination on The Masked Singer Wednesday night, and even though the Whatchamacallit brought swag to the stage, and the Serpent brought his cool --

[MUSIC - SERPENT, "COOL"] 'Cuz lately, I've been feeling so cool.

- They were feeling the heat of this week's double unmasking. So first up, who was behind the Whatchamacallit?

- Come on!

- Lonzo Ball!

KEN JEONG: [SCREAMING]

- You did it!

- NBA superstar and rapper!

- 22-year-old NBA player Lonzo Ball's unmasking not only shocked Ken Jeong, who finally made a correct guess, but also fans at home, who were surprised by his appearance on the show.

LONZO BALL: I love music, I love performing. So this kind of brought it all together. And I knew my mom watches -- watches this, so it's gonna definitely put a smile on her face.

- And the surprised reactions continued when the Serpent slithered out of his mask.

AUDIENCE: Take it off! Take it off! Take it off!

- Oh my goodness! Dr. Elvis! Viral superstar and first responder! My man! The singing doctor, Dr. Elvis!

- The orthopedic surgeon who went viral two years ago with his hospital musical performances, and has recently been using his talents to lift spirits amid the coronavirus pandemic, shared that being on the show was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and something he'll never forget. And while the panelists thanked Dr. Elvis for everything he does for his patients, Twitter was thanking him for looking like a snack.

DR. ELVIS FRANCOIS: Patients oftentimes, you know, turn on the television while they're in their hospital beds. And coming in and watching, you know, a patient watching The Masked Singer putting a smile on their face, it's just an incredible way for us to move forward together. And I'm just happy to play a small part, and humbled.

KEN JEONG: I just have to say, you got -- your version of "Imagine" got us through the pandemic, man.

DR. ELVIS FRANCOIS: I appreciate that.