CHICAGO — Zion Williamson’s monster dunk in the second quarter of the Rising Stars game knocked a backboard off-kilter – so much so that it required a ladder-and-wrench halftime fix at the United Center.
Williamson took a pass from Trae Young late in the first half, cocked the ball back on the left side of the rim, and hammered it home. For the remainder of the half, the entire basket was notably tilted down to the left.
Game officials noticed, too. During halftime, a few arena staffers came out with a ladder and some tools. They spent about four minutes working on the basket, tugging it from one side, then the other.