Kristaps Porzingis has revealed his most embarrassing moment: Dwight Howard dunking on him during his rookie year.
It happened at the Garden on Nov. 29, 2015, against the Rockets – with the Knicks phenom cowering as the so-called “Superman’’ threw down a monstrous alley-oop.
The Rockets broadcasters reveled in the moment: “He almost stuffed the rookie into the basket! Oh my goodness! He took Porzingis for a trip. Welcome to the NBA, young fella. I wonder what that poster will look like in Latvia.”
After the game, which the Rockets won 116-111 in overtime, Porzingis said, “He dunked on me.