Anthony Edwards is no stranger to dunk of the year contests.Back in his rookie year in 2021, Edwards definitely Yuta Watanabe was baptized as the best dunker. you’ll see someday. Believe it or not, he may have outdone himself against the team on Monday night. utah jazz.
As the Timberwolves were on their way to a 114-104 victory over Utah, Edwards hit an all-time shot that left John Collins with a head injury that would likely be viewed tens of millions of times across all media platforms. right.
In the third quarter, the ball came to Edwards, who was running full speed down the floor in transition. He unloaded from a height of two feet, jumped off the dotted line, and dumped one of the worst posters ever on top of Collins. You can watch the live video of the dunk here.
I screamed. Twenty years from now, this dunk could be the first play they make in Edwards’ Hall of Fame montage. This play already looks like it’s from the future, so it’ll probably be just as great then.
This view is even better.
The impact was so strong that both players were injured. Edwards said after the game that he dislocated his finger. Collins left the game for concussion evaluation and did not return. Doctors determined he did not have a concussion, but said he did have a head contusion.
Utah’s John Collins suffered a head contusion tonight on a contested play on Anthony Edwards’ poster dunk, sources said. Collins suffered a head injury but no concussion.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 19, 2024
During the postgame television interview, Edwards watched the dunk on a monitor, and his reaction was priceless.
“Oh my god!” Edwards said while watching the game. He called it the best dunk of his career. Edwards also acknowledges his finger injury in this video.
Edwards is truly a supernova. I remember interviewing him as a high school senior in 2019 for this feature on the origin story of basketball’s next superstar. It’s so cool to think back to that conversation now that his career is taking off.
Edwards is one of the greatest run and jump athletes we’ve ever seen. This is his masterpiece. We can only hope that both players recover from their injuries and return to the court.
