Ja Morant thew down what could very well be the best dunk of the season on Wednesday night in San Antonio.
The only problem for the Memphis Grizzlies star, which benefitted Victor Wembanyama greatly, was that the dunk didn’t technically count.
Morant was driving around the wing and drew a foul late in the fourth quarter of the Grizzlies’ win over the Spurs on Wednesday. Morant drew the foul very clearly while he was still at the 3-point line, so everything that happened after the whistle blew didn’t count.
But neither Morant nor Wembanyama stopped. Morant kept charging right for the rim, where he ran into the 7-foot-3 star. Expertly, Morant rose up and threw down a wild one-handed dunk over an outstretched Wembanyama, which sent the Grizzlies bench into a tailspin.
Just watch:
The still shot from under the basket is somehow even better than the video.
Morant finished with 21 points and 12 assists in the Grizzlies’ 129-115 win over the Spurs, which pushed them to 25-16 on the season. It marked their ninth straight over the Spurs, too. Desmond Bane added 21 points, and Santi Aldama finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds off the bench.
Wembanyama had 13 points and 12 rebounds for the Spurs. Stephon Castle led them with 26 points, and Devin Vassell added 21 points. They sit at 19-20 on the year, and have lost four of their last five games.
And even though it doesn’t technically count in the book, Morant still gets credit for one of the best posters of his career. The two teams will run it back on Friday night at the Frost Bank Center, where he’s sure to give it another shot before the whistle blows.
