Kings’ Malik Monk has dunk bounce out off his own head in wild blunder vs. Warriors

Malik Monk just found a new way to miss a dunk.

The Sacramento Kings guard picked up a steal and had a clear path to the hoop late in the second quarter of their matchup with the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night. But as Monk went to throw down a two-handed reverse dunk — something he’s surely done countless times before — he didn’t quite time it right.

The ball went through the rim, off Monk’s head and back out behind him. Naturally, that left him stunned as play went back the other way.

Just watch:

“Sometimes when you use your head, it doesn’t quite work out,” Mark Jones said on the ESPN broadcast.

Monk entered the night averaging a career-high 17.6 point, 3.6 rebounds and 3.5 rebounds per game this season, his third with the Kings. The former Kentucky star, who got his start with the Charlotte Hornets after they took him with the No. 11 overall pick in 2017, just signed a four-year, $77.9 million contract with the Kings that will keep him there through the 2027-28 campaign.

The Warriors, who entered the game with a 21-21 record, took a 17-point lead into the break at halftime. Both Stephen Curry and Andrew Wiggins had 12 points to lead the Warriors. Domantas Sabonis led the Kings with 14 points and nine rebounds at the break.

Regardless of how the game shakes out, that dunk is going to be one that Monk remembers for a long time.

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