In a league that’s filled with highlights, every once in a while, there’s one that simply stands out above the others.
Or maybe it leaps out.
Because of the pandemic, it seems like five years ago, but it’s been just over a year since the dunk heard ‘round the world, when Sekou Doumbouya was a rookie finishing the best week of his young career.
The Pistons were in Cleveland and the young forward caught a pass at the top of the key, which drew a defender. Doumbouya immediately drove toward the rim, and seeing little resistance, he rose and dunked — over the Cavs’ Tristan Thompson.