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Ja Morant has quickly built a reputation for being a high-flying dunk artist. He’s one of the most thrilling players in the league and that’s not going away anytime soon.
He threw down a monster of a jam on Saturday night that took social media by storm. The NBA Twitter account showed off the insane highlight.
OH MY GOODNESS JA MORANT 😱
DUNK OF THE YEAR CANDIDATE pic.twitter.com/OQsyR28lKj
— NBA (@NBA) January 15, 2023
After the game, Ja Morant couldn’t help but react to his own dunk. He shared one of the coolest responses to his own highlight. Time and time again, Morant is able to throw it down over bigger defenders. He’s absolutely fearless when attacking the rim, even if the dunk goes in. But this one caught everybody’s attention for the right reasons.
jump with me if you want to go viral 😮💨 https://t.co/3ESSiC3A1w
— Ja Morant (@JaMorant) January 15, 2023
After sending out that tweet, Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell had a take of his own. Considering Morant is easily one of the most exciting dunkers in the league right now, Mitchell shares the perfect reaction to the viral slam.
Bruh just do the mf dunk contest 😂😂 @JaMorant https://t.co/4aNrft733K
— Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) January 15, 2023
Wouldn’t that be something? Ja Morant’s in-game dunks are some of the best you’ll ever see. If he were to enter the dunk contest, then there certainly would be something to root for. Superstars typically don’t participate in the dunk contest anymore, but we really hope Morant changes that narrative.