Ja Morant has done it again.
In Memphis’ 130-113 win over Indiana on Saturday night, Morant has somehow outdone his best highlights in recent memory with a new submission for Dunk of the Year.
Late in the third quarter, Morant used a ball screen to create his runway and from there … Pacers forward Jalen Smith probably regrets his decision.
OH MY GOODNESS JA MORANT 😱
DUNK OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE pic.twitter.com/OQsyR28lKj
— NBA (@NBA) January 15, 2023
Morant’s dunk, which caused an uproar in Gainbridge Fieldhouse, also garnered an appropriate reaction from his teammates on the bench, who were clearly in disbelief.
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) January 15, 2023
Morant, a true showman, understood what he had just pulled off, acknowledging his feat with a quick stare towards his teammates.
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While there were a few other NBA games going on at the time, Nets superstar Kevin Durant wasted no time taking to Twitter to share his thoughts. His thoughts: a series of four pictures reacting to the filth of Morant’s dunk.
https://t.co/We6D7Md4Rc pic.twitter.com/qq5uWGskFW
— Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) January 15, 2023
Of course, it wouldn’t be right if we didn’t share the compilation of the dunk from every angle, a video that needed less than two hours to amass over a million views.
EVERY ANGLE OF JA MORANT’S UNBELIEVABLE DUNK OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE 😱📽️ pic.twitter.com/8u1j6ZNH3F
— NBA (@NBA) January 15, 2023
Two-time All-Star Isaiah Thomas certainly accounted for several of those views at the very least.
OMGGGGGGGGGG https://t.co/Jr3sQ0Pf5t
— Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) January 15, 2023
It says a lot about Morant that there needs to be a discussion of whether or not this is his best in-game dunk. It definitely is, but this dunk stands at the front of a line of a much larger collection of ridiculous highlights.
As a reminder, Morant is only in his fourth NBA season, so there will be plenty more where this came from. And as always, please remember…
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) January 15, 2023
