So, the dunks.
It’s next to impossible to evaluate Charlotte Hornets rookie forward Miles Bridges without at least some inclusion of his aerial acrobatics. His arm cocked back, the full leap, almost flying or floating for a second on the way up to punish the rim? Yeah, through the first 40-plus games of his NBA career, that’s been Bridges’ calling card.
And sure, that athleticism was once again on display Thursday night in the Hornets’ first game back at Spectrum Center after a six-game road trip. Bridges added at least two more slams to his rapidly-expanding highlight reel, including one in the first quarter where he sprinted through the paint and threw down right as the shot clock expired.