If you blinked, you missed two great dunks in San Antonio.
Spurs rookie Victor Wembaneyama faced off against the Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo on Thursday night, and the two entertained fans in an actual “NBA Jam” game as Milwaukee won 125-121.
Antetokounmpo started the game early in the second quarter, driving to the basket, shaking off the Spurs' defense and sinking a right jam, scoring two of his game-high 44 points.
Seconds later, with San Antonio in possession, 2023 NBA Draft No. 1 overall pick Wenbang Yama receives a pass at the 3-point line, moves to his left, passes the ball to himself off the backboard, and then throws his body. I hit it. Self alley-oop ball.
“I'll be right back, right?” Reggie Miller said on TNT to a nearly stunned play-by-play commentator Kevin Harlan. “I told you there was a play where you and I would shake our heads.[s] —Continuous play. ”
“[Wembanyama] I pulled the rabbit out of my head right then and there,” Harlan replied.
Soon after, both sides traded blocks on both ends of the floor, continuing to entertain the Frostbank Center crowd.
On this night, Antetokounmpo added 14 rebounds, seven assists, and two blocks to his total, some numbers in a video game.
The Greek Freak now leads Milwaukee in scoring for eight straight games and paces the team in rebounding for six straight games.
“He's an unbelievable talent,” Antetokounmpo said of Wembangyama after the game, according to the Associated Press. “He can score anytime. He plays the right way. He plays to win. It was great playing against him.”
“I'm a competitor, so I want to attack everyone and be the bad guy on the court,” Wenbanyama added about the match, according to the Associated Press. “It was a great matchup.”
Wenbanyama recorded 27 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 blocks in a losing game.
