In addition to being an NBA All-Star starter this year, Trae Young is also a certified ankle thief.
The Atlanta Hawks star went viral on Wednesday for a move that he pulled in a game against the Orlando Magic. During a sequence in the first quarter, Young hit Magic rookie Franz Wagner with a left-to-right crossover and sent Wagner to the floor like a folding chair. Young then hit Bogdan Bogdanovic for an open three-pointer on the wing.
https://twitter.com/ATLHawks/status/1494106800022458373
While some thought that Wagner may have tripped on Hawks center Clint Capela, an alternate angle debunked that. It was one of the cleanest ankle-breakers you will ever see (and on a very good defender in Wagner, no less).
Don’t break his ankles Ice Trae @TheTraeYoung pic.twitter.com/LmKLmMjuvP
— Robert Saunders (@unclefrank706) February 17, 2022
Young, who is averaging 27.9 points and 9.4 assists per game this season, usually goes viral for the wrong reasons. But this filthy ankle-breaker on Wagner definitely deserves a spot on Young’s all-time highlight reel.
