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Ja Morant is at it once more.
The Memphis Grizzlies celebrity threw down a thunderous dunk within the third quarter of his group’s 130-112 win over the Indiana Pacers on Saturday. The eye-popping dunk immediately grew to become probably the most explosive highlights of the 2022-23 NBA season.
Heading into Saturday’s sport in opposition to Indiana, Morant had a dunk in opposition to each NBA group already in his younger profession — aside from the Pacers. His treatment for that got here on the expense of Pacers middle Jalen Smith, who may solely watch as Morant flew above him.
The “Dunk of the Year candidate” instantly gained traction on Twitter, eliciting a response from Kevin Durant amongst others.
Morant’s Grizzlies teammates had an analogous response too.
Morant had 25 factors, 10 assists and three rebounds within the win. He additionally had a equally gravity-defying block on a shot try on the different finish of the court docket.
The Grizzlies improved to 29-13 with the win, tied for first with the Denver Nuggets within the NBA’s Western Conference.
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