Ja Morant had already blessed the NBA evening with an all-time highlight once his astounding, above-the-box chasedown block on Bennedict Mathurin was ruled legal.
And then the dunk happened.
Ja saw daylight. Jalen Smith went up to contest. Ja reared back. And back. And back.
*BOOM*
The detonation set off NBA Twitter. Hereβs a sampling of the reaction:
EVERY ANGLE OF JA MORANT’S UNBELIEVABLE DUNK OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE π±π½οΈ pic.twitter.com/8u1j6ZNH3F
β NBA (@NBA) January 15, 2023
ITβS THE JA1s . ITβS THE SHOES .
β Ja Morant (@JaMorant) January 15, 2023
https://t.co/We6D7Md4Rc pic.twitter.com/qq5uWGskFW
β Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) January 15, 2023
Bruh just do the mf dunk contest ππ @JaMorant https://t.co/4aNrft733K
β Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 15, 2023
When we look back on Jaβs in game dunk highlights when itβs all said and done itβs gonna be up there with the some of the greatest ever π
β Kevin Garnett (@KevinGarnett5KG) January 15, 2023
OMGGGGGGGGGG https://t.co/Jr3sQ0Pf5t
β Isaiah Thomas (@isaiahthomas) January 15, 2023
Good Lord Ja Morant !!!!! π pic.twitter.com/Bf4PHDKI6a
β Etan Thomas (@etanthomas36) January 15, 2023
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