Ian Eagle described it as a “grown man’s jam” — and that it was.
OG Anunoby’s posterization of Joel Embiid rocked Wells Fargo Heart late within the fourth quarter of the Knicks’ 118-115 series-clinching win over the 76ers on Thursday night time and led to emphatic calls by MSG broadcaster Mike Breen and TNT’s Ian Eagle.
The one-handed slam put the Knicks 109-101 with 2:43 left within the sport and was one of many signature moments of the night time.
Anunoby acquired a go outdoors the 3-point line from Donte DiVincenzo after which drove towards the basket, going airborne over the Sixers star for the dunk.
“Anunoby with a grown man’s jam!” Eagle exclaimed on the TNT broadcast.
“Anunoby drives and he throws it down, and the foul!” Breen known as on MSG Community. “OG Anunoby with an opportunity for a 3-point play.”
Whereas the sport was removed from over at that time, the play will stay a memorable one, and Knicks followers couldn’t assist however take within the second on social media.
“OG Anunoby with the John Starks dunk of 2024. That’d be on posters on the bed room doorways of New York youngsters in all places, if children nonetheless hung posters,” one particular person quipped on X.
118-115 series-clinching win over the 76ers in Recreation 6. Charles Wenzelberg/New York Publish
“Was OG Anunoby dunk on Embiids head the brand new ‘John Starks’ dunk?” one other X consumer instructed.
“Did OG Anunoby ship Embiid out of Philly with this dunk?” one other particular person wrote.
“That OG Anunoby dunk?!” a 3rd particular person posted together with GIF from the film “Jurassic Park.”
Anunoby completed the sport with 19 factors, 9 rebounds, two blocks and two steals.
He additionally shot 8 of 17 from the sphere and 2-for-5 from 3-point vary.
The Knicks superior to the second spherical for the second consecutive 12 months — the primary time since they did so in 1999 and 2000.
They will face the Pacers within the subsequent spherical of the playoffs.
