San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama was the recipient of the vicious one-handed dunk late in the fourth quarter against the Memphis Grizzlies and, for two seconds, got Malik Beasley and Jakob Poeltl off the hook after they were posterized previously by Morant.
Morant went to the left baseline with the ball and was clearly fouled, prompting a whistle, but still went to the rim where the 7-3 Wembanyama was waiting patiently for his baptism.
‘I dunked on plenty of people, bro, he done get no pass. If you at the rim, I’m gonna try you if it’s that situation,’ said Morant, who had 21 points and 12 assists in the 129-115 victory.
In case fans are hoping for a repeat in hopes that a dunk might count, the two teams meet again on Friday in San Antonio.
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