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The Minnesota Timberwolves, in large part due to the work of Jaden McDaniels, stunned the Denver Nuggets with a huge comeback in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semfinals on Sunday night, 98-90.
But, much of the conversation after the game is revolving around a sequence at the end of the game that involved Jaden McDaniels hot-dogging.
With the Wolves up 7 with around 25 seconds remaining, Jaden McDaniels tried to throw an alley-oop to himself in traffic. Take a look.
Jaden McDaniels is a psychopath 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/euQDLLwgHB
— Tony Clements (@TonyCMKE) May 20, 2024
C’mon man! You can’t be doing that! That’s not going to be well-received by basically anyone.
Jaden Mcdaniels really tried a bounce dunk in the final seconds 😭😭😭
— John Wick (@JDTheJedi_) May 20, 2024
I can’t believe that Jaden McDaniels bounce dunk attempt didn’t start a fight, super disrespectful
— Common Sense Sports (@css_debates) May 20, 2024
Jaden McDaniels just tried the most disrespectful dunk of all time
— EG (@444EG444) May 20, 2024
Frankly, Jaden McDaniels is lucky a fight didn’t break out after that. That being said, he was absolutely sensational on Sunday evening.
He was 7-10 and 3-4 from three-point range, adding up to 21 points. His defense was also terrific, and after the game, T-Wolves star Anthony Edwards gave the credit to McDaniels.
Who would Anthony Edwards give the game ball to?
“Jaden McDaniels. No question.”#WolvesBack pic.twitter.com/15NFFOTfDI
— Nadine Babu (@NadineBabu) May 20, 2024
Now, the Timberwolves will take on the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals as they look for the first NBA Finals trip in team history. Hopefully, Jaden McDaniels doesn’t try any more stunts like that, though.