Thunderous Scenes in L.A.

by Zettler Clay

By now, you’ve seen the Dunk Heard ‘Round The Internet World. A month from now, the praise surrounding Blake Griffin’s recent aerial attack may seem hyperbolic, downright silly and just like a group of capricious basketball nerds getting ahead of themselves.

There will be plenty of prose and soundbites that offers perspective later. In the meantime, there was this immediate reaction from the man formerly known as Kendrick Perkins after the play:

But Blake’s work wasn’t done, as Kevin Durant and his 36 points later found out:


Or if you prefer the freeze frame version:


The Thunder might want to stay away from the social networks for a day or two.

H/T @jphanned

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4 Comments

  1. Blake Jr. says:

    I love this game.

  2. NYKNICKS! says:

    halarious how kd RUNS outta the way!!!!! hahaha

  3. vern212 says:

    It was a good dunk but I’m tired of seeing it and tired of hearing about it. Dunks happen to all shot blockers.Good to watch about two days then it’s time to wait for the next nice one.

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