Rodions Kurucs had waited so long for his first put-back dunk he may have gotten a bit carried away Friday night, hanging on to the rim a little extra before slapping the backboard in the Nets’ preseason finale against the Knicks at the Garden.
“I just was hyped up,” Kurucs said with a grin Sunday after practice. “That was my first put-back in my life. I was just enjoying the moment. And I always wanted to slap the board.”
It came at a cost — a technical foul — but it was another reminder of the energy and confidence the Nets’ second-round pick has brought to the team.