San Antonio Spurs rookie Victor Wembanyama continues to fuel the speculation that he is not of this Earth. After seeing his recent viral dunk, some fans believe Wembanyama may be from Moron Mountain.
Wembanyama rose up for an utterly ridiculous slam against the Boston Celtics Sunday that left the fans at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas in awe.
The 7’4″ Frenchman took just one dribble from halfcourt and somehow ended up dunking the ball without traveling.
— San Antonio Spurs (@spurs) January 1, 2024
The Spurs still trailed 79-60 early in the third quarter at that point. But the time and score did little to diminish how preposterous the play was.
The dunk looks even better in slow motion. Wembanyama appeared to be preparing for a finger roll before deciding to slam it home.
Wemby looked every bit of 7'4" on this play against Boston 🤯 pic.twitter.com/sTkujr0t3a
— NBA (@NBA) January 1, 2024
Celtics guard Derrick White made the wise business decision to let Wemby finish unimpeded.
Several fans on X believed that Wembanyama’s dunk resembled Michael Jordan’s last-second flush from the 1996 classic “Space Jam.” The difference is Wemby’s version needed no CGI.
This looks like the Space Jam dunk pic.twitter.com/35LpKfLVeM
— Green Light with Chris Long (@greenlight) January 1, 2024
https://twitter.com/HoopInformatics/status/1741646846043246940
Nah this really resembled the space jam dunk when it’s in slow motion https://t.co/NetXaz861e pic.twitter.com/smZfl4sguM
— jerz (@JerseyMade93) January 1, 2024
This is literally Michael Jordan space jam
— 🦉 Lakers Vino (@VinoUncorked) January 1, 2024
The Spurs rookie’s highlight wasn’t his first dunk that left fans (and even other NBA players) baffled. But it remains just as jarring every time Wemby cooks up something new.
Wembanyama finished the contest with 21 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 assists in what ended up being a 134-101 loss to the Celtics.
