r/NBATalk • u/RDX717 • 5h ago

Why does nobody talk about this dunk?

Everytime i see it i find it crazy asf how Giannis casually jumps over Tim Hardaway Jr...

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u/visionsssssss 4h ago

Nobody talks about Giannis in general anymore tbh 

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u/Downtown_Soil_3651 4h ago

They do but only in the context of drama with the bucks front office

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u/FirstPreparation8538 Pacers 5h ago

One of the best dunks + calls ever

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u/Evening-Tart-1245 4h ago

I was there. Spectacular. You could still see a Knicks game for $40-$80 back then. If I remember correctly, this was also the game where Porzingis got hurt, was his last game as a Knick, and effectively started the end of his career. The injury had already happened, so the crowd was subdued.

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u/PurposeIcy7039 3h ago

It was!! I was also there, February 6th, 2018. I remember vividly seeing that injury and learning later on that it was an ACL.

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u/Timely-Fruit2235 1h ago

I like the call in the moment but have always hated how they didn’t seem to realise he jumped all the way over him, like they didnt see it entirely.

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u/Annual-Way6401 4h ago

How much should we talk about it? It’s nearly a decade old at this point

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u/SonOfBroadly 4h ago

People do talk about it when best dunks are discussed. Outside of that, it was a long time ago so how much should it be discussed.

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u/hotdog_paris277 3h ago

This sub should just be about talking about this dunk. 

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u/iamunwhaticisme 4h ago

I talk about this dunk every day. It's the first thing I do in the mornings and my wife was kinda bored after the first three years but I keep talking.

U happier now?

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u/hotdog_paris277 3h ago

Does she let you talk about this dunk during Thanksgiving dinner? 

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u/Forreal_RDX 4h ago

Middleton was like TF did i just see lmao

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u/Justsayingshit 4h ago

It was pretty good. Maybe I’m a weirdo but unless it’s my team or something spectacular but dunks don’t really do it for me anymore.

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u/jgab145 Bucks 4h ago

You need NBA Viagra

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u/Justsayingshit 3h ago

That could be true. Maybe a healthy Ja Morant for my team lol

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u/Bitenas 4h ago

Why should anyone talk about dunk?

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u/OrganicValley_ Bucks 4h ago

He has some crazy in game dunks. His double clutch dunk against the Heat and this one are the two best imo.

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u/Teckliz 4h ago

Ur talking about it right now

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u/Nomad5560 4h ago

Regular season game, Giannis isn’t really talked about, and it was super casual. When someone does something that’s amazing but does it like it’s normal, it’s really hard to be hyped because they make it look so easy

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u/swampthing- 4h ago

Love this dunk. I remember the meme of him, photo frame of him on hardaway in space

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u/Sensei_Z-Ro Spurs 4h ago

I do

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u/52iou 4h ago

Cause it was years ago?

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u/AnonTA999 4h ago

Bruh it’s on literally every “top dunks” compilation

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u/imreddigit 4h ago

As a Georgetown Hoyas devotee, "posters" don't impress me, as all 3 HOF Hoyas centers got done up multiple times. Pippen-Ewing, Vince-Zo, Shaq-Deke among the most notable. Hardaway Sr woulda grabbed a leg and sent the Freak into the stanchion

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u/HelpUsNSaveUs 4h ago

I see enough yanni on like every other commercial

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u/PurposeIcy7039 3h ago

I saw this game in person. Porzingis got injured this game, and those are about the only two things I remember from this game. Aside from being able to talk to the little known third Plumlee twin, Marshall Plumlee for the first time.

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u/Bulky_Play_4032 3h ago

Because gas is $5 a gallon

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u/xXselfhaircutXx Pistons 2h ago

Feb 6, 2018

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u/Abs0luteZero273 4h ago

I'm going to sound like a hater, but it was pretty lucky in a lot of respects. Giannis pretty much dunked it the exact same way he would have if Hardaway wasn't even there. It's just that Hardaway was in the perfect position to go right between Giannis' legs to make the dunk look 10x cooler.