Larry Nance was not the recipient of the Dunk of the Year Award at the NBA Awards ceremony, but he had a great reaction via social media.
Nance was nominated for the award for this dunk over Brook Lopez (his new teammate):
Larry Nance Jr climbed the ladder for a major rack attack vs. Brooklyn
RT to vote this as the #DunkOfTheYear! #NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/K0JN237Ctf
— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 4, 2017
That’s certainly worthy of consideration, and you could argue the dunk should have won over this finish by Victor Oladipo.
The dunk of the year belongs to @VicOladipo! #NBAAwards pic.twitter.com/a9lwOYquvN
— NBA (@NBA) June 27, 2017
So what was Nance’s reaction? Here’s what he posted to his Twitter account not long after the announcement was made.
— Larry Nance Jr (@Larrydn22) June 27, 2017
While Nance did not win an award on Monday, he will have bragging rights in the locker room, which he will be sharing with Lopez. That’s at least a small consolation, right?
