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Indiana Pacers forward Obi Toppin is used to throwing down sick dunks in front of the Madison Square Garden faithful. He did it for four seasons as a member of the Knicks from 2020-2023.
The Knicks traded him to the Pacers last offseason, and now he’s playing big minutes in a playoff series back at MSG. And, he made the most of it, as Obi Toppin put down a tremendous dunk that people will be playing for years.
Take a look at this beauty in the third quarter of game 1 between the Indiana Pacers and New York Knicks of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
OBI TOPPIN BETWEEN THE LEGS 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/70pLQqzwuY
— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) May 7, 2024
That is a ridiculous in-game dunk, let alone in a playoff game!
Twitter went nuts.
At some point we need to have a talk about Obi Toppin being the best in game dunker ever lmao
— B.W. Carlin (@BaileyCarlin) May 7, 2024
Obi Toppin just said, "Remember me, MSG?"
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) May 7, 2024
Obi Toppin doing that in a playoff game against his former team at MSG 😳 pic.twitter.com/c5VObWsy4j
— Playbook Sports (@PlaybookSN) May 7, 2024
Toppin won the 2022 NBA Slam Dunk Contest as a member of the Knicks.
And, he proved why on Monday night.
Ultimately, the Pacers ended up blowing a 9-point lead in the fourth quarter and lost, 121-117.