VIDEO: DeMar DeRozan Attempted to Posterize Defender with 360 Dunk, People Freaked Out
By Kyle Koster
USA Basketball held a slight 96-49 edge in the final minutes of Tuesday night’s exhibition game against China. The 47-point lead signaled it was time to work on fundamentals, so Raptors star DeMar DeRozan decided to focus on his in-traffic, 360 dunks.
His attempt was thwarted due to a foul, but the effort drew high praise from his peers.
Kevin Durant, clearly feeling very comfortable at Oracle Arena already, meandered onto the court with his arms raised to earn a technical foul.
LeBron James was also impressed.
Man if @DeMar_DeRozan would have made that dunk, would have been top 5 All Time! #USABMNT
— LeBron James (@KingJames) July 27, 2016
It’s easy to see why the effort garnered such amazement. One rarely, if ever, witnesses such solid sportsmanship.