The legend of Konate took flight the way many things do in sport these days.
Via gif.
Actually, in Konate’s case, it started with a series of gifs that came in a flurry on a Monday night in Morgantown when No. 10 Kansas visited No. 6 West Virginia. Sagaba Konate’s first rejection came on a fast break 38 seconds into the game. Less than 30 seconds later, Konate swatted another Jayhawks lay-up attempt away. Then, on a two-on-one fast break, Svi Mykhailiuk tried to posterize the sophomore center who was positioned under the basket and met Mykhailiuk at the rim with a two-handed block volleyball style stuff.