Remember back when Norman Powell bobbled his incredible dunk against the Indiana Pacers, and DeMar DeRozan chided that moments like that are “why I don’t do fancy dunks?” Well, DeRozan appears to have forgotten his own advice, trying to pull off a ridiculous 360 poster dunk in USA Basketball’s exhibition game against China on Tuesday:
Here’s another look, with DeRozan’s reaction:
Is this the greatest missed dunk ever?pic.twitter.com/1jVYL0zrms
— Faizal Khamisa (@SNFaizalKhamisa) July 27, 2016
That would have been an all-timer. Don’t believe me?
Man if @DeMar_DeRozan would have made that dunk, would have been top 5 All Time! #USABMNT
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 27, 2016
This isn’t the first marquee missed 360 of DeRozan’s career, either.
While it’s funny to laugh at a missed dunk, I tend to lean the opposite direction and appreciate them. Nobody has ever achieved greatness playing it safe, shooters gotta shoot, nothing ventured nothing gained, and all of that. DeRozan having the confidence to even attempt a dunk that insane…we should all be gifted that kind of confidence from time-to-time, just to see what we could do (or even just try) with it. Shoot your shot, DeMar…attempt to end the life of a Chinese defender your attempt to end the life of a Chinese defender.
The U.S. won 107-57, by the way. DeRozan had 4-2-3 and Kyle Lowry 5-1-4, modest production as the Americans let Carmelo Anthony go to work.
