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Ja Morant has done it again.
In Memphis’ 130-113 win over Indiana on Saturday night, Morant has somehow outdone the best highlights of his career 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 awe.
— Memphis Grizzlies (@memgrizz) January 15, 2023
Morant, a true showman, understood what he had just pulled off, acknowledging his feat with a quick stare at his teammates.
While there were a few other NBA games going on at the time, Nets superstar Kevin Durant was clearly paying attention to what just happened in Indianapolis. He 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
Durant wasn’t the only Kevin that was impressed as Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett took to Twitter to provide perspective on just how special Morant’s highlights are.
When we look back on Ja’s in game dunk highlights when it’s all said and done it’s gonna be up there with the some of the greatest ever 🚀
— Kevin Garnett (@KevinGarnett5KG) January 15, 2023
Let’s talk about perspective. On the first day of the NFL Wild Card Playoffs, two major names in football media took a brief moment to acknowledge that what Morant just did was not normal.
Ja Morant is a walking HIGHLIGHT REEL@JaMorant pic.twitter.com/kN6ozU5y4n
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) January 15, 2023
I’ve watched this Ja Morant dunk 100 times during halftime already. pic.twitter.com/kK8ghDpL7m
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) 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
If you didn’t think enough former Celtics chimed in, Kendrick Perkins used the poster dunk as a reminder that Morant should be starting in this year’s All-Star Game.
And y’all had the nerve to get mad at me for saying he should be a starter in the All-Star game?!! The fans want to see HIGHLIGHTS… and that’s exactly what Ja Morant is going to give you. The MOST ELECTRIFYING PLAYER in the NBA!!! Carry the hell on… https://t.co/kIczmu8OGu
— Kendrick Perkins (@KendrickPerkins) January 15, 2023
Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell had a different All-Star Weekend event in mind, responding to Morant’s warning to “jump with me if you want to go viral.”
Bruh just do the mf dunk contest 😂😂 @JaMorant https://t.co/4aNrft733K
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 15, 2023
Morant had plenty to say about his dunk postgame, crediting his forthcoming signature shoe, the Nike “Ja 1”
IT’S THE JA1s . IT’S THE SHOES .
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) January 15, 2023
He also said this was “definitely” his best dunk.
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 certainly is, but this dunk stands at the front of a line of a much larger collection of ridiculous highlights.
The best poster dunks from Ja Morant’s career so far 🎬👀 pic.twitter.com/f1qaa3RxOV
— NBA (@NBA) January 15, 2023
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
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